CVE-2012-6538
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
Related
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%