The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.919Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-6542

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-15T20:55:07.523

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:13:29.240

Link: CVE-2012-6542

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2012-6542 - Bugzilla