CVE-2012-6548
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6548
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-6548.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-6548
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:12:01.430338Z
- Published
- 2013-03-15T20:55:07Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:12:01.430338Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The udfencodefh function in fs/udf/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0143fc5e9f6f5aad4764801015bc8d4b4a278200
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0143fc5e9f6f5aad4764801015bc8d4b4a278200
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13