Description
The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885ePatch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885ePatch
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 21, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified