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CVE-2012-6548 Detail

Description

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.


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Evaluator Impact

Per https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6548 "This issue affects the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this issue."

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0143fc5e9f6f5aad4764801015bc8d4b4a278200
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0143fc5e9f6f5aad4764801015bc8d4b4a278200
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6548
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE