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CVE-2012-0957
Published: Dec 21, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1644-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1645-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1647-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1652-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1646-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2012-17479
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
USN-1648-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1649-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51409
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20121009 Linux kernel stack memory content leak via UNAME26
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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