CVE-2012-4530 | BDVDB-2026-54648 Detail
Description#
The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868285
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.