The do_replace function in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain name field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to replace a table, and then reading a modprobe command line.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-06-21T23:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.804Z
Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1080
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-06-21T23:55:02.097
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:25:28.647
Link: CVE-2011-1080
Redhat