CVE-2012-6549

Description

The isofs_export_encode_fh function in fs/isofs/export.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13 mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fe685aabf7c8c9f138e5ea900954d295bf229175
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1 vendor advisory
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=fe685aabf7c8c9f138e5ea900954d295bf229175
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6549?
CVE-2012-6549 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6549?
To fix CVE-2012-6549, 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-2012-6549 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-6549 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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