net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not verify that the actual Netlink message length is consistent with a certain header field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a (1) new or (2) updated state.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:27:42.617Z

Reserved: 2013-03-14T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2012-6536

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:05.383

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:18.663

Link: CVE-2012-6536

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-09-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6536 - Bugzilla