Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2012-6545
Summary
The Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.
- MEDIUM
- LOCAL
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published
