SB2013031519 - Information exposure in Linux kernel bluetooth
Published: March 15, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013031519
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6544)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the hci_sock_getname() function in net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3f68ba07b1da811bf383b4b701b129bfcb2e4988
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=792039c73cf176c8e39a6e8beef2c94ff46522ed
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e15ca9a0ef9a86f0477530b0f44a725d67f889ee
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f68ba07b1da811bf383b4b701b129bfcb2e4988
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/792039c73cf176c8e39a6e8beef2c94ff46522ed
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e15ca9a0ef9a86f0477530b0f44a725d67f889ee
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2