Bug 956048 (CVE-2013-3226) - CVE-2013-3226 Kernel: Bluetooth: SCO - missing msg_namelen update in sco_sock_recvmsg
Summary: CVE-2013-3226 Kernel: Bluetooth: SCO - missing msg_namelen update in sco_sock...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2013-3226
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: Embargoed858947
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-04-24 08:44 UTC by Prasad Pandit
Modified: 2021-02-17 07:46 UTC (History)
24 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-06-09 17:57:48 UTC

Attachments (Terms of Use)

Description Prasad Pandit 2013-04-24 08:44:15 UTC 
Linux kernel built with the Bluetooth networking SCO socket support is
vulnerable to an information leakage flaw. It occurs while receiving messages
via recvmsg(2) call.

A user/program could use this flaw to leak kernel memory bytes.

Upstream fix:
-------------
 -> http://git.kernel.org/linus/c8c499175f7d295ef867335bceb9a76a2c3cdc38

Reference:
----------
 -> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
Comment 1 Prasad Pandit 2013-04-24 08:46:56 UTC 
Statement:

This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.