Oval Definition:	oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20126547000
Revision Date: 2013-03-15 Version: 1 Title: CVE-2012-6547 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low. Description: The __tun_chr_ioctl function in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application. Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine part of the kernel's stack memory. Family: unix Class: vulnerability Status: Reference(s): CVE-2012-6547 Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Product(s): Definition Synopsis Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed. AND Package Information The 'linux' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.2.0-31.50'). OR The 'linux-armadaxp' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.2.0-1608.13'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-quantal' package in precise is not affected (note: '3.5.0-18.29~precise1'). OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-raring' package in precise is not affected (note: '3.8.0-19.30~precise1'). OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-trusty' package in precise is not affected (note: '3.13.0-24.46~precise1'). OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned'). OR The 'linux-ti-omap4' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.2.0-1419.26').
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