cve/2013/CVE-2013-7270.md

### [CVE-2013-7270](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7270)
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### Description

The packet_recvmsg function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates a certain length value before ensuring that an associated data structure has been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1

#### Github
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