CVE-2013-2636: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

net/bridge/br_mdb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.8.3; version 3.8.0 only; version 3.8.1 only; version 3.8.2 only

Published 2013-03-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.