Uninitialized Length Variable Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's irda_recvmsg_dgram Function

CVE-2013-3228 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

The irda_recvmsg_dgram function in net/irda/af_irda.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.

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