CVE-2013-3225
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The rfcomm_sock_recvmsg function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
Find out more about CVE-2013-3225 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this
issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1051 | 2013-07-16 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2013:0829 | 2013-05-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1080 | 2013-07-16 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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