CVE-2013-7265
The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows
02 Description
The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows
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 39.6% 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
- e514a4c43c44c36027f9c4377f161a3069e4bb58408feb56d22bee665b8e3e4c
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
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2113-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2141-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- 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
- 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
- secunia.com56036http://secunia.com/advisories/56036
- 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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