CVE-2012-6547

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The __tun_chr_ioctl function in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 15, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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