Information Exposure Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PERF-2476308
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Mar 2013

Introduced: 15 Mar 2013

CVE-2012-6548  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-358.14.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-1051.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The udf_encode_fh function in fs/udf/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application.

CVSS Scores

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