CVE-2012-6536

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…

published March 14, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00370 · 29.5th percentile
Published
2013-03-14T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAR 20:00Z
    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…
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