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
Linux kernel is vulnerable to information disclosure. The llc_ui_getname
function in net/llc/af_llc.c
does not correctly return a value in certain circumstances. This allows an attacker to obtain confidential information from the kernel stack memory via a malicious application that uses uninitialized pointer argument.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2