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.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9 - | |
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References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9 - | |
References | () https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 - Patch |
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Information
Published : 2013-03-15 20:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:46
NVD link : CVE-2012-6538
Mitre link : CVE-2012-6538
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6538
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
redhat
- enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor