CVE-2012-0957

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Upstream information

CVE-2012-0957 at MITRE

Description

The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 783515, 783606

SUSE Security Advisories:

openSUSE-SU-2013:0396-1, published Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:04:24 +0100 (CET)

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7268
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-rt >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-2.18.20` `cluster-network-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-2.18.20` `drbd-kmp-rt >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.6.6.11` `drbd-kmp-rt_trace >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.6.6.11` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.23.17` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.23.17` `kernel-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-source-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-syms-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.7.16` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt_trace >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.7.16` `ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.11.19` `ocfs2-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.11.19` `ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.26.19` `ofed-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.26.19`	Builds
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7274
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7274
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7274
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-pae >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-xen >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7265
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7266
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7276
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7276
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-man >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7276
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7277
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7277
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `xen-kmp-default >= 4.1.3_06_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.16` `xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.3_06_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.16`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7277
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.3_06_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.16`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7277
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `xen-kmp-default >= 4.1.3_06_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.16` `xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.3_06_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.16`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7277
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7275
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7275
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7275
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-ppc64 >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ppc64-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7267
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-rt >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-2.18.23` `cluster-network-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-2.18.23` `drbd-kmp-rt >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.6.6.14` `drbd-kmp-rt_trace >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.6.6.14` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.23.20` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.23.20` `kernel-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-source-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-syms-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.7.19` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt_trace >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.7.19` `ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.11.22` `ocfs2-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.11.22` `ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.26.22` `ofed-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.26.22`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7433
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7273
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-pae >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_3.0.58_0.6.2-2.18.18` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-pae >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.7.53` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-pae >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.11.17`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7273
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7273
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7273
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-source >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7273
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `ext4-writeable-kmp-xen >= 0_3.0.58_0.6.2-0.14.34` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.58-0.6.2.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7269