VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-6538
CVSS score1.9 NONE
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-03-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200