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CVE-2013-7271
The x25_recvmsg function in net/x25/af_x25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that an…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.48%
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- mitre
Description
The x25_recvmsg function in net/x25/af_x25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value without ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
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References (20)
- USN-2135-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2138-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2113-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2141-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 64746 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039845 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2110-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2129-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2136-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2128-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2139-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2117-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 56036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-2109-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131231 Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: net: memory leak in recvmsg handlermsg_name & msg_namelen logic (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- linux-kernel-cve20137271-info-disc(90132) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 55882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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