CVE-2012-3430
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to...
- Published
- Oct 3, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Jul 26, 2012
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 59.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom or (2) recvmsg system call on an RDS socket.
Sources
1Jay Fenlason · linux · Jul 26, 2012
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