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CVE-2013-7265

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-7265 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 3.12.4. Specifically, a flaw in the pn_recvmsg function allows local users to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory through recvfrom, recvmmsg, or recvmsg system calls. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and no authentication required, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

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
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 70th 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: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.5.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.33.el6rt
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-7265Low

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
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-0159.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