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CVE-2013-7264

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-7264 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the l2tp_ip_recvmsg function. This flaw, present in versions prior to 3.12.4, allows local users to extract sensitive data from kernel stack memory through recvfrom, recvmmsg, or recvmsg system calls. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), it indicates a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0: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
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 66th 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 (3)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-7264Low

Kernel: net: leakage of uninitialized memory to user-space via recv syscalls

Nov 18, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q1/29
secunia.com / advisories/55882
secunia.com / advisories/56036
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/bceaa90240b6019ed73b49965eac7d167610be69
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/13
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2107-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2108-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2109-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2110-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2113-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2117-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2135-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2136-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2138-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2139-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2141-1