The ccid3_hc_tx_getsockopt function in net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:57:26.654Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-6541

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:07.493

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:13:29.070

Link: CVE-2012-6541

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6541 - Bugzilla