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 leverages an uninitialized pointer argument.

Score

CVSS 2.0 1.9 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2013-03-15

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)
• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)

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.bz2