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CVE-2013-7271

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-7271 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel's X.25 networking implementation (x25_recvmsg function) affecting versions before 3.12.4. This flaw allows local users to read sensitive kernel memory due to improper initialization of a data structure before a length update. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), it is a low-complexity local attack that can lead to complete confidentiality compromise. 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
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 73rd 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 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-7271Low

Kernel: net: information leak in recvmsg handler msg_name & msg_namelen logic

Nov 21, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/55882
secunia.com / advisories/56036
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/90132
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/f3d3342602f8bcbf37d7c46641cb9bca7618eb1c
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/12/31/7
securityfocus.com / bid/64746
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-2128-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2129-1
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