Information Exposure Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-1460639
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Aug 2012

Introduced: 15 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-6546  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0744.

NVD Description

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

The ATM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

CVSS Scores

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