#VU43163 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-2119 

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#VU43163 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-2119

Published: January 23, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43163
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2119
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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