CVE-2013-3237
EPSS 0.07%
Description
The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.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.
How to fix CVE-2013-3237
To remediate CVE-2013-3237, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/open-vm-tools—upgrade to 2:9.2.2-893683-8 or later
Is CVE-2013-3237 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:9.2.2-893683-8