NVD - CVE-2012-6538

CVE-2012-6538 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 03/15/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.9 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

Evaluator Impact

Per https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6538 "This issue affects the versions 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;a=commit;h=4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2	Patch

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6538
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2013
NVD Last Modified:
06/04/2013