CVE-2012-6536

2013-03-1520:55:05

Debian Security Bug Tracker

security-tracker.debian.org

linux

kernel

netlink

vulnerability

heap memory

cap_net_admin

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Debian12alllinux< 3.2.32-1linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian11alllinux< 3.2.32-1linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian999alllinux< 3.2.32-1linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian13alllinux< 3.2.32-1linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Debian	12	all	linux	< 3.2.32-1	linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian	11	all	linux	< 3.2.32-1	linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian	999	all	linux	< 3.2.32-1	linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	linux	< 3.2.32-1	linux_3.2.32-1_all.deb