CVE-2012-6544

Description

The Bluetooth protocol stack in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that targets the (1) L2CAP or (2) HCI implementation.

Category

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

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=792039c73cf176c8e39a6e8beef2c94ff46522ed
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/792039c73cf176c8e39a6e8beef2c94ff46522ed
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e15ca9a0ef9a86f0477530b0f44a725d67f889ee
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e15ca9a0ef9a86f0477530b0f44a725d67f889ee
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f68ba07b1da811bf383b4b701b129bfcb2e4988
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3f68ba07b1da811bf383b4b701b129bfcb2e4988

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6544?
CVE-2012-6544 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6544?
To fix CVE-2012-6544, 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-2012-6544 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6544 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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