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CVE-2012-6542LOWCVSS 1.9

CVE-2012-6542

Published Mar 15, 2013·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument.

CVSS Vector

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

References

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