CVE-2012-6543
The l2tp_ip6_getname function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6543- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6543- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6391 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6391- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3fm-fc5r-4rrq No score
The l2tp_ip6_getname function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v3fm-fc5r-4rrq- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2012-6543
CVE-2012-6543 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2012-6543- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6543 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Linux Kernel, published March 14, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04d4fbca1017c11381e7d82acea21dd741e748bc
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04d4fbca1017c11381e7d82acea21dd741e748bc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6543
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2012-6543