CVE 2013-7263
The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have 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, related to net/ipv4/ping.c, net/ipv4/raw.c, net/ipv4/udp.c, net/ipv6/raw.c, and net/ipv6/udp.c.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2013-7263 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1267075: CVE-2013-7263
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Saucy) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Saucy) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Raring) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Raring) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Quantal) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Quantal) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) | Low | New | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Won't Fix | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-flo (Ubuntu) | Low | New | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | New | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mako (Ubuntu) | Low | New | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mako (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | New | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid) | Low | Invalid | ||
| 1267075 | CVE-2013-7263 | linux-manta (Ubuntu) | Low | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
