Tracker / CVE-2012-6538
CVE-2012-6538
Low 1.9
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.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.5.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
Analysis
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