CVE-2012-6547 REJECTED

The __tun_chr_ioctl function in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

EPSS 0.02% · 5.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
5.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-4.24, 3.4.0-4.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta3.4.0-4.19, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0

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