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Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.109.6.el5uek

Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.12% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2477036
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 15 Mar 2013
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Introduced: 15 Mar 2013

CVE-2012-6544 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.109.6.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2543.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Bluetooth protocol stack in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that targets the (1) L2CAP or (2) HCI implementation.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

3.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

3.3 low
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Red Hat

4 medium