Linux Kernel 3.0.62 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c information disclosure
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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel 3.0.62 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
The weakness was published 03/15/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-6537 since 03/14/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68807 (Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0744)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166783 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2014:0287-1)).
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 databases at X-Force (82860) and Tenable (68807). Similar entries are available at 5386, 5571, 5582 and 5656.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 68807
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0744)
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OpenVAS ID: 892668
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2668-1 (linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak
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Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: 1f86840f897717f86d523a13e99a447e6a5d2fa5
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2013:0744
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-6537 (🔍)
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X-Force: 82860
Vulnerability Center: 39435 - Linux Kernel Before 3.6 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2012-6537), Low
SecurityFocus: 58426
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 01/01/2022 08:07
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/28/2017 18:13 (3), 01/01/2022 07:55 (5), 01/01/2022 08:00 (1), 01/01/2022 08:07 (2)
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