VDB
CVE-2012-6536
CVE-2012-6536
REJECTED
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not verify that the actual Netlink message length is consistent with a certain header field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a (1) new or (2) updated state.
EPSS 0.07% · 22.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.07%
22.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-goldfish | 3.4.0-4.26, 0, 3.4.0-4.24 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-manta | 0, 3.4.0-4.19 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20130305 CVE Requests (maybe): Linux kernel: various info leaks, some NULL ptr derefs (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720 (circl)
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6536 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1645-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1646-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1644-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1648-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1649-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1652-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1647-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6536 third-party-advisory