The sock_alloc_send_pskb function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 does not properly validate a certain length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging access to a TUN/TAP device.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc - Broken Link | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1087.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/50807 - URL Repurposed | |
References | () http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53721 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816289 - Issue Tracking | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc - Exploit, Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-08-09 10:29
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2012-2136
Mitre link : CVE-2012-2136
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2136
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation