CVE-2012-6545

Description

The Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

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
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9344a972961d1a6d2c04d9008b13617bcb6ec2ef
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9344a972961d1a6d2c04d9008b13617bcb6ec2ef
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ad2de43f1aee7e7274a4e0d41465489299e344b
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9432c5ec8b1e9a09b9b0e5569e3c73db8de432a
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f9432c5ec8b1e9a09b9b0e5569e3c73db8de432a
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ad2de43f1aee7e7274a4e0d41465489299e344b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6545?
CVE-2012-6545 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6545?
To fix CVE-2012-6545, 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-2012-6545 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6545 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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