SB2013031523 - Information exposure in Linux kernel bluetooth rfcomm
Published: March 15, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013031523
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-2012-6545)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the rfcomm_sock_getname() function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/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=9344a972961d1a6d2c04d9008b13617bcb6ec2ef
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9ad2de43f1aee7e7274a4e0d41465489299e344b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f9432c5ec8b1e9a09b9b0e5569e3c73db8de432a
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.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/9344a972961d1a6d2c04d9008b13617bcb6ec2ef
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ad2de43f1aee7e7274a4e0d41465489299e344b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f9432c5ec8b1e9a09b9b0e5569e3c73db8de432a
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2