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CVE-2013-3225

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-3225 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically within the rfcomm_sock_recvmsg function. A flaw in variable initialization allows local users to extract sensitive data from kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system calls. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.114.1.openstack.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-3225Low

Kernel: Bluetooth: RFCOMM - missing msg_namelen update in rfcomm_sock_recvmsg

Apr 7, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/e11e0455c0d7d3d62276a0c55d9dfbc16779d691
lkml.org / lkml/2013/4/14/107
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1837-1