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Cent OS: CVE-2012-6538: CESA-2013:0744 (kernel)

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Cent OS: CVE-2012-6538: CESA-2013:0744 (kernel)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/15/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-firmware
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • centos-upgrade-perf
  • centos-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • CVE-2012-6538
  • RHSA-2013:0744
  • USN-1644-1
  • USN-1645-1
  • USN-1646-1
  • USN-1647-1
  • USN-1648-1
  • USN-1649-1
  • USN-1652-1
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