# CVE-2012-6543: The l2tp\_ip6\_getname function in net/l2tp/l2tp\_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which al

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-14 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The l2tp_ip6_getname function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.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 stack memory via a crafted application.

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## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04d4fbca1017c11381e7d82acea21dd741e748bc
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04d4fbca1017c11381e7d82acea21dd741e748bc

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