CVE-2012-6542

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-08-15
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

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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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:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2525	2013-06-12
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747-1	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5)	ELSA-2013-0747	2013-04-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-1645	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2525	2013-06-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11