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 obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom or (2) recvmsg system call on an RDS socket.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 61st percentile

Published

2012-10-03

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37543

Security advisories

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry