CVE-2012-6542

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6542

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-6542.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-6542

Related

Published

2013-03-15T20:55:07Z

Modified

2024-06-30T12:01:22Z

Summary

[none]

Details

The llcuigetname 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.2.30-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.2.30-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.2.30-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}