PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-6537Information disclosure
5.9 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
5.4%
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1f86840f897717f86d523a13e99a447e6a5d2fa5
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7b789836f434c87168eab067cfbed1ec4783dffd
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f778a636713a435d3a922c60b1622a91136560c1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1f86840f897717f86d523a13e99a447e6a5d2fa5
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7b789836f434c87168eab067cfbed1ec4783dffd
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f778a636713a435d3a922c60b1622a91136560c1
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
Related
5.9 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
5.4%