VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-0957
The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.96%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885ePatch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885ePatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.