Kernel: atm: update msg_namelen in vcc_recvmsg()
Published Apr 22, 2013
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The vcc_recvmsg function in net/atm/common.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
- 3.9
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.114.1.openstack.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1080
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-348.12.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1034
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1051
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0829
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.114.1.openstack.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1080 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-348.12.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1034 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1051 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0829 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 29.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b3e617f3df53822345a8573b6d358f6b9e5ed87 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3222 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955216 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b3e617f3df53822345a8573b6d358f6b9e5ed87 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3222
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3222
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