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Kernel: crypto: algif - suppress sending source address information in recvmsg

Published Apr 22, 2013

Description

The crypto API in the Linux kernel through 3.9-rc8 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call, related to the hash_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_hash.c and the skcipher_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_skcipher.c.

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Red Hat statement

This issue does not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This issue affects the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 22, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 15, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Apr 7, 2013