Bug 922322 (CVE-2012-6542) - CVE-2012-6542 Kernel: llc: information leak via getsockname
Summary: CVE-2012-6542 Kernel: llc: information leak via getsockname
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2012-6542
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 922327 922329 922331 922332 922333
Blocks: 858947
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-03-16 09:14 UTC by Prasad Pandit
Modified: 2021-02-17 07:55 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2014-06-09 18:05:01 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2013:0747 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update 2013-04-16 23:03:57 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2013:1645 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel update 2013-11-20 22:04:18 UTC

Description Prasad Pandit 2013-03-16 09:14:56 UTC 
Linux kernel built with Logical Link Control(LLC) protocol is vulnerable
to an information leakage flaw. It occurs while retrieving socket name via
getsockname call.

A user/program could use this flaw to leak kernel memory bytes.

Upstream fix:
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 -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/3592aaeb80290bda0f2cf0b5456c97bfc638b192

Reference:
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 -> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/21
Comment 1 Prasad Pandit 2013-03-16 09:23:03 UTC 
Statement:

This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

This issue affects the version of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.  Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this issue.
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2013-04-16 19:05:32 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2013:0747 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0747.html
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 17:01:27 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2013:1645 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
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