The l2tp_ip6_recvmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
CVE-2013-3230
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 29.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 22, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b860d3cc62877fad02863e2a08efff69a19382d2
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b860d3cc62877fad02863e2a08efff69a19382d2
- cve@mitrehttps://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b860d3cc62877fad02863e2a08efff69a19382d2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1837-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b860d3cc62877fad02863e2a08efff69a19382d2
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4 (3.5.0-226.39) @ raring | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic (3.5.0-34.55~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc64-smp (3.5.0-34.55) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4 (3.5.0-226.39) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-23-generic (3.8.0-23.34~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-22-generic (3.8.0-22.33) @ raring | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
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All Vendor Advisories
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- UbuntuUSN-1837-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1849-1LOW
Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-1880-1LOW
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1881-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1882-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1883-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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