Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-2237 (CCN-85558)

Assigned:2013-02-18
Published:2013-02-18
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
1.7 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.3 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-2237

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2013-1166
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2013-1173
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2013-1264
Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2745
linux -- privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2766
linux-2.6 -- privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-60953
Linux Kernel 'key_notify_policy_flush()' Function Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 981220
CVE-2013-2237 Kernel: net: af_key: initialize satype in key_notify_policy_flush

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20132237-info-disc(85558)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
af_key: initialize satype in key_notify_policy_flush()

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Patch
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2013-2237

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20132237
    V
    		CVE-2013-2237
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33119
    P
    		Security update for ghostscript (Moderate)
    2022-01-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32240
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-12-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26181
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31716
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26139
    P
    		Security update for libvirt (Moderate)
    2021-10-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33013
    P
    		Security update for gd (Moderate)
    2021-09-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31642
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-06-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36164
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36428
    P
    		kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42571
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31631
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad (Important)
    2021-06-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31630
    P
    		Security update for polkit (Important)
    2021-06-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26055
    P
    		Security update for hivex (Moderate)
    2021-05-26
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26053
    P
    		Security update for libxml2 (Important)
    2021-05-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33902
    P
    		Security update for bind (Important)
    2021-05-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32084
    P
    		Security update for gdm (Important)
    2021-04-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33088
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-03-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33070
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Low)
    2021-02-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25977
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_1 (Important)
    2020-12-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28595
    P
    		Security update for PostgreSQL
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25789
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Critical)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29027
    P
    		Security update for LibVNCServer (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26290
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31997
    P
    		Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26753
    P
    		libmysqlclient15-32bit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26262
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32384
    P
    		Security update for tiff (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32484
    P
    		PackageKit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26656
    P
    		zoo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28396
    P
    		Security update for samba (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29850
    P
    		Security update for Linux Kernel
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25714
    P
    		Security update for libpng16 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28821
    P
    		Security update for Python
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27127
    P
    		freetype2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29132
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31848
    P
    		Security update for clamav (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26431
    P
    		Security update for tor (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32296
    P
    		Security update for procmail (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32395
    P
    		Security update for unrar (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26554
    P
    		ghostscript-fonts-other on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33863
    P
    		Security update for jakarta-taglibs-standard (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28384
    P
    		Security update for rubygem-activesupport-3_2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32770
    P
    		perl-Tk on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29176
    P
    		Security update for microcode_ctl (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28680
    P
    		Security update for flash-player
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33158
    P
    		libltdl7 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25917
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29076
    P
    		Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26343
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33127
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25978
    P
    		Security update for tcpdump, libpcap (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27391
    P
    		e2fsprogs-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26319
    P
    		Security update for kde-cli-tools5 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33181
    P
    		libsnmp15-32bit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32619
    P
    		xpdf-tools on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26695
    P
    		fetchmail on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28464
    P
    		Security update for xorg-x11-libX11 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25725
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28973
    P
    		Security update for rpcbind (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27162
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32450
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31940
    P
    		Recommended update for glibc (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26445
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32345
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32406
    P
    		Security update for wavpack (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26607
    P
    		libvorbis on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28385
    P
    		Security update for rubygem-activesupport-3_2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32857
    P
    		expat on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29814
    P
    		Security update for jasper (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25713
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28737
    P
    		Security update for lcms2
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26489
    P
    		Security update for php7-imagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25998
    P
    		Security update for libreoffice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:29115
    P
    		Security update for java-1_7_0-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26392
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25989
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27426
    P
    		kernel-docs on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32394
    P
    		Security update for transfig (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26403
    P
    		Security update for ffmpeg (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33225
    P
    		pango on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32713
    P
    		libgnomesu on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26709
    P
    		gmime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24665
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:0287-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2015-03-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26512
    P
    		ELSA-2013-2542 -- unbreakable enterprise kernel security update (important)
    2015-03-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27425
    P
    		ELSA-2013-1166-1 -- kernel security and bug fix update (important)
    2015-03-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27363
    P
    		ELSA-2013-2543 -- unbreakable enterprise kernel security update (important)
    2014-12-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25739
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2013:1832-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24982
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:0536-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25573
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2013:1473-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25635
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2013:1474-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18776
    P
    		USN-1970-1 -- linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities
    2014-07-07
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19248
    P
    		USN-1992-1 -- linux vulnerability
    2014-07-07
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19211
    P
    		USN-1993-1 -- linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19014
    P
    		USN-1995-1 -- linux-lts-raring vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18042
    P
    		USN-1913-1 -- linux-ec2 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19073
    P
    		USN-1973-1 -- linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19346
    P
    		USN-1998-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18312
    P
    		USN-1912-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19106
    P
    		USN-1972-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19806
    P
    		DSA-2766-1 linux-2.6 - several
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19878
    P
    		DSA-2745-1 linux - several
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23361
    P
    		ELSA-2013:1166: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23930
    P
    		ELSA-2013:1173: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23835
    V
    		VMware ESX updates to third party libraries
    2014-04-28
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20847
    P
    		RHSA-2013:1173: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-02-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21146
    P
    		RHSA-2013:1166: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-02-17
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20131173
    P
    		RHSA-2013:1173: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2013-08-27
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20131166
    P
    		RHSA-2013:1166: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2013-08-20
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20132237000
    V
    		CVE-2013-2237 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2013-07-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201322370000000
    V
    		CVE-2013-2237 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2013-07-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20132237000
    V
    		CVE-2013-2237 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2013-07-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20132237000
    V
    		CVE-2013-2237 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2013-07-04
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 3.8
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6