{"cve":"CVE-2012-6540","nvd":{"published":"2013-03-15T20:55:07.477","modified":"2026-06-16T23:48:19.647","status":"Modified","description":"The do_ip_vs_get_ctl function in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d8a041b7bfe1097af21441cb77d6af95f4f4680","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/05/13","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d8a041b7bfe1097af21441cb77d6af95f4f4680"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6540","score":0.00359,"percentile":0.29637,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}