SB2012122704 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: December 27, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012122704
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5532)
The vulnerability allows local users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0807.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56710
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80337
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef