Uninitialized Structure Member Vulnerability in isofs_export_encode_fh Function

CVE-2012-6549 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The isofs_export_encode_fh function in fs/isofs/export.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 heap memory via a crafted application.

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