| Name | CVE-2012-0957 |
| 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. |
| 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) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.234-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.129-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.135-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.12.27-1 | 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) | 3.2.32-1 | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in 3.0)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/9/550