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CVE-2012-6536LOWCVSS 2.1

CVE-2012-6536

Published Mar 15, 2013·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not verify that the actual Netlink message length is consistent with a certain header field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a (1) new or (2) updated state.

CVSS Vector

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

References

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