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Kernel: udf: information leak on export

Published Mar 14, 2013

Description

The udf_encode_fh 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.

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Red Hat statement

This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. This issue affects the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this issue.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 14, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 14, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Aug 15, 2012