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CVE-2013-3236

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-3236 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 3.9-rc7. It stems from improper initialization of a length variable in the vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function, allowing local users to leak sensitive kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system calls. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

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
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 39th 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

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-3236Low

Kernel: VSOCK: vmci -possible info leak in vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue

Apr 7, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/680d04e0ba7e926233e3b9cee59125ce181f66ba
Vendor Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2013/4/14/107
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/11
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/13
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/14
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/22/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/04/23/2
securityfocus.com / bid/59391
xforce.iss.net / xforce/xfdb/83698