** Description changed:

- Linux kernel: various info leaks
+ The copy_to_user_auth function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux
+ kernel before 3.6 uses an incorrect C library function for copying a
+ string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from
+ kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
  
  Break-Fix: - 4c87308bdea31a7b4828a51f6156e6f721a1fcc9

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