CVE-2012-0957
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 21, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 1, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1644-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
- USN-1645-1vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- USN-1647-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1652-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1646-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
- FEDORA-2012-17479vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- USN-1648-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1649-1vendor-advisory
- 51409third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121009 Linux kernel stack memory content leak via UNAME26mailing-list
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