CVE-2012-6548

Description

The udf_encode_fh function in fs/udf/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.5

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.027

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic_3.2.0-41.66_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-virtual_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-virtual_3.2.0-41.66_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1809-1) linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic-pae_3.2.0-41.66_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1812-1) linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic_3.5.0-28.48~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1812-1) linux-image-3.5.0-28-generic_3.5.0-28.48~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234