CVE-2012-0957

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.

🔗 References (28)

• security@ubuntuhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
• security@ubuntuhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
• security@ubuntuhttp://secunia.com/advisories/51409
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
• security@ubuntuhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
• security@ubuntuhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877
• security@ubuntuhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e