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    CVE-2012-0957

    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.

    Published:Oct 9, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00371
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37937

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High