cve/2012/CVE-2012-6542.md

### [CVE-2012-6542](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6542)
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### Description

The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1

#### Github
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