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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
AV:L/AC:M/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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Configuration 1 [-]
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Configuration 2 [-]
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Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |||
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 | RHSA-2013:0744 | 2013-04-23T00:00:00Z |
References
History
No history.
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
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:07.413
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:19.017
Link: CVE-2012-6538
Redhat