| Name | CVE-2012-6543 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- linux <not-affected> (Affected code introduced in 3.5)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Affected code introduced in 3.5)