CVE-2013-7263
The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
02 Description
The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-01-06 11:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-01-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9ee1435c8b2373e5c2553f085a3effceb1009024e010e4147d39b59c6f2a2dff
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2135-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0159http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0159.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2138-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2108-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2108-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0285http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2113-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2141-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0736http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2110-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140107 oss-sec: CVE split and a missed filehttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/29
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2136-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0652http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2139-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bceaa90240b6019ed73b49965eac7d167610be69
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2117-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035875
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0481http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- secunia.com56036http://secunia.com/advisories/56036
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0566http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2109-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0459http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2107-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2107-1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bceaa90240b6019ed73b49965eac7d167610be69
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131128 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel: net: uninitialised memory leakagehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/13
- secunia.com55882http://secunia.com/advisories/55882
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.12.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.12.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.12.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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