PT-2012-2973 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Kees Cook · Published 2012-10-10 · Updated 2013-08-22 · CVE-2012-0957

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4.16

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory. This is achieved via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality, leveraging the override release function in kernel/sys.c.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.4.16, update to version 3.4.16 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0957

OPENSUSE-SU-2013_0396-1

RHSA-2012:1491

SUSE-SU-2013_0259-1

SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1

USN-1644-1

USN-1645-1

USN-1646-1

USN-1647-1

USN-1648-1

USN-1649-1

USN-1652-1

USN-1704-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 154

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/37937 · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1704-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1648-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05314 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02217 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1645-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05309 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1647-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05313 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-05304 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0957 · Vendor Advisory