PT-2013-1018 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Mathias Krause + 1 · Published 2013-03-07 · Updated 2019-04-22 · CVE-2012-6545

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.9

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.6

Description The issue is related to the Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize certain structures. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application. The exploitation of this issue enables local users to access confidential information from the kernel memory using a specially formed application.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.6, update to version 3.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2013-1178

BDU:2014-00078

CESA-2013_1645

CVE-2012-6545

DSA-2668-1

RHSA-2013:1034

RHSA-2013:1645

RHSA-2013_1034

RHSA-2013_1645

SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1

USN-1599-1

USN-1610-1

USN-1648-1

USN-1649-1

USN-1652-1

USN-1805-1

USN-1808-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 32

• https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 · Patch
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2585.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2584.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1652-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6545 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6545 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-1645.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6545 · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00078 · Security Note