CVE-2012-6542
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from
02 Description
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-03-14 20:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-03-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 968e488d1813230e5b9756e5881376fc92d131ad8744a26c490b5f5f23ba7c68
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1805-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130305 CVE Requests (maybe): Linux kernel: various info leaks, some NULL ptr derefshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1808-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1645http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192
- www.kernel.orghttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.2.30-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.2.30-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.2.30-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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