Release Date: | 2012-08-15 |
The udf_encode_fh function in fs/udf/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application.
See more information about CVE-2012-6548 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 1.9 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | None |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2538 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.2.el5uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.2.el5uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2013-1051 | 2013-07-16 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2538 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.2.el6uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.2.el6uek) | ELSA-2013-2537 | 2013-07-18 |
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