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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
Affected Vendors & Products
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References
History
No history.
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
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:05.383
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:18.663
Link: CVE-2012-6536
Redhat