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.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux | < 3.0.0-28.45 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-33.52 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.10 | noarch | linux | < 3.5.0-18.29 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1610.15 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.10 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.5.0-1604.6 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux-lts-backport-oneiric | < 3.0.0-28.45~lucid1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.0.0-1218.31 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.2.0-1421.28 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 12.10 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.5.0-214.21 | UNKNOWN |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6538
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6538
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6538
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1644-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1645-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1646-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1647-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1648-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1649-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1652-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6538