net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendors | Products |
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| Linux |
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| Redhat |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | |||
| kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 | RHSA-2011:0500 | 2011-05-10T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 | RHSA-2011:0833 | 2011-05-31T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 | RHSA-2011:0542 | 2011-05-19T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server Only | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.32-71.31.1.el6 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.0 | RHSA-2011:0883 | 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z |
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History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-06-22T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:32.271Z
Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1172
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-06-22T22:55:01.763
Modified: 2023-02-13T01:19:05.697
Link: CVE-2011-1172
Redhat