CVE-2012-3430

CVE-2012-3430 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.0.44. The rds_recvmsg function fails to properly initialize a structure member, allowing local users to expose sensitive kernel stack memory via recvfrom or recvmsg system calls on an RDS socket. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, requiring local access and resulting only in information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media attention.