CVE-2012-6537 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.11% · 29.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.11%
29.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0, 3.4.0-4.19
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-4.24, 3.4.0-4.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0

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