Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22287
Revision Date:2014-07-07Version:46
Title:RHSA-2014:0159: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
Description:The pn_recvmsg function in net/phonet/datagram.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2014:0159
CVE-2013-2929
CVE-2013-6381
CVE-2013-7263
CVE-2013-7265
RHSA-2014:0159-00
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s):kernel
Definition Synopsis
  • Redhat 6 or Centos 6 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 6.x
  • AND Packages section
  • kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR perf is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-bootwrapper is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-abi-whitelists is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-firmware is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR python-perf is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
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