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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:47:07 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>, me@...fdog.net
Subject: Re: CVE Request -- kernel stack disclosure in binfmt_script
 load_script()

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On 10/19/2012 06:28 AM, P J P wrote:
> 
> A memory disclosure flaw has been found in the way binfmt_script 
> load_script() function handled excessive recursions. An
> unprivileged local user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory.
> 
> Proposed upstream fix: - https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/9/23/29
> 
> References: - https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/8/18/75 - 
> http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2012/LinuxKernelBinfmtScriptStackDataDisclosure/
>
> 
> 
> Thank you.

Please use CVE-2012-4530 for this issue.

- -- 
Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
PGP: 0x5E267993 A90B F995 7350 148F 66BF 7554 160D 4553 5E26 7993

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