VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6542
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.