The rds_recvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom or (2) recvmsg system call on an RDS socket.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-03T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.472Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3430

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-03T11:02:56.533

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3430

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3430 - Bugzilla