CVE-2013-0349: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.7.5; version 3.0 only; version 3.0.1 only; version 3.0.2 only; version 3.0.3 only; version 3.0.4 only; …

Published 2013-02-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.