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CVE-2012-6538

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
15/03/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.90 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.5.7 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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