Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2012-6542CVE-2012-6542
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
36.8%
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.
Bugs
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux | < 2.6.32-46.108 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux | < 3.0.0-27.44 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-32.51 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1609.14 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux-ec2 | < 2.6.32-351.64 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux-lts-backport-oneiric | < 3.0.0-27.44~lucid1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.0.0-1217.30 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.2.0-1420.27 | UNKNOWN |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6542
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6542
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6542
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1599-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1610-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1648-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1649-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1652-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1805-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1808-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6542
Related
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
36.8%