CVE-2012-6537

Description

net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f778a636713a435d3a922c60b1622a91136560c1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13 mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7b789836f434c87168eab067cfbed1ec4783dffd
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1 vendor advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1f86840f897717f86d523a13e99a447e6a5d2fa5
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1f86840f897717f86d523a13e99a447e6a5d2fa5
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f778a636713a435d3a922c60b1622a91136560c1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b789836f434c87168eab067cfbed1ec4783dffd

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6537?
CVE-2012-6537 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6537?
To fix CVE-2012-6537, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-6537 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6537 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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