cve/2012/CVE-2012-0957.md

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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4

Github

No PoCs found on GitHub currently.