Linux Kernel 3.0.62 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel 3.0.62 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the file net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE 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 weakness was shared 03/15/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-6536 since 03/14/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (82859). The entries 7055, 63772, 63771 and 63770 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Patch: ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720

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11/30/2012 🔍
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12/18/2013 +278 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +461 days 🔍
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Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: ecd7918745234e423dd87fcc0c077da557909720
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CVE: CVE-2012-6536 (🔍)
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X-Force: 82859
Vulnerability Center: 42624 - Linux Kernel 3.* Before 3.6 Local Leakage of Sensitive Information (CVE-2012-6536), Low
SecurityFocus: 58409
Secunia: 51409 - Ubuntu update for linux, linux-ti-omap4, and linux-lts-backport-oneiric, Not Critical

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/01/2022 07:49
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 05/18/2017 08:18 (4), 01/01/2022 07:49 (5)
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