PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-6542Design/Logic Flaw
5.8 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
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
36.2%
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.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
Related
5.8 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
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
36.2%