CVE-2012-1568 Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1448780
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Mar 2012

Introduced: 17 Mar 2012

CVE-2012-1568  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1426.

NVD Description

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

The ExecShield feature in a certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 and Fedora 15 and 16 does not properly handle use of many shared libraries by a 32-bit executable file, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging a predictable base address for one of these libraries.

CVSS Scores

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