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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc | Broken Link |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1087.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/50807 | URL Repurposed |
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53721 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816289 | Issue Tracking |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc | Exploit Patch |
Configurations
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History
No history.
Information
Published : 2012-08-09 10:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16
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