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%
The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0a9ab9bdb3e891762553f667066190c1d22ad62b
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/23/3
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914298
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a9ab9bdb3e891762553f667066190c1d22ad62b