CVE-2012-6538 REJECTED

The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

EPSS 0.08% · 23.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.08%
23.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.26, 3.4.0-4.24, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta3.4.0-4.19, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0

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