Description
The l2tp_ip6_getname function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.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 stack memory via a crafted application.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04d4fbca1017c11381e7d82acea21dd741e748bc
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published
Mar 15, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026