CVE-2012-6536
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CVE-2012-6536 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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 estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 3.5.7 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | Rc1 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.1 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.2 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.3 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.4 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.5 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.6 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.7 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.8 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.9 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.10 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.11 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.12 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.13 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.14 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.15 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.16 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.17 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.18 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.19 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.20 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.21 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.22 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.23 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.24 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.25 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.26 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.27 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.28 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.29 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.30 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.31 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.32 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.33 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.34 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.35 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.36 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.37 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.38 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.39 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.40 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.41 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.42 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.43 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.44 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.45 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.46 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.47 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.48 | — |
Showing 50 of 160 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
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