The do_ip_vs_get_ctl function in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d8a041b7bfe1097af21441cb77d6af95f4f4680 - | |
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References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d8a041b7bfe1097af21441cb77d6af95f4f4680 - | |
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-2012-6540
Mitre link : CVE-2012-6540
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6540
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor