CVE-2012-1568 (GCVE-0-2012-1568)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-03-01 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:01
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Summary
The ExecShield feature in a certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 and Fedora 15 and 16 does not properly handle use of many shared libraries by a 32-bit executable file, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging a predictable base address for one of these libraries.
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