low2.1
CVE-2012-6536
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not verify that the actual Netlink message length is consistent with a certain header field, which all…
Impact
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not verify that the actual Netlink message length is consistent with a certain header field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a (1) new or (2) updated state.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.5.7 Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2