CVE-2012-6544Sensitive Information Exposure in Linux

Severity
1.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 15
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The Bluetooth protocol stack in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that targets the (1) L2CAP or (2) HCI implementation.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 3.2.30-1+3
NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.5.7+159
debiandebian/linux< linux 3.2.30-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 5, 6.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jxmg-946j-rxw8: The Bluetooth protocol stack in the Linux kernel before 32022-05-14
OSV
CVE-2012-6544: The Bluetooth protocol stack in the Linux kernel before 32013-03-15

📋Vendor Advisories

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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-6544 Kernel: Bluetooth: HCI & L2CAP information leaks2013-03-16