CVE-2012-6549
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2012-08-15 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
Description
The isofs_export_encode_fh function in fs/isofs/export.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-2012-6549 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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-uek) | ELSA-2013-2546 | 2013-09-16 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2546 | 2013-09-16 |
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