Information disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2012-6540

The do_ip_vs_get_ctl function in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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