The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.997Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-6538

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:07.413

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:19.017

Link: CVE-2012-6538

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6538 - Bugzilla