CVE-2012-1568

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-03-17
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The ExecShield feature in a certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 and Fedora 15 and 16 does not properly handle use of many shared libraries by a 32-bit executable file, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging a predictable base address for one of these libraries.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	1.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0168	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0168-1	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.1.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0168-1	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.1.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0168	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.1.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0168-1	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.1.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0168	2013-01-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2012-1426	2012-11-06