CVE-2012-4565
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.7
Description
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 18 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.4.17 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.16 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.15 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.14 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.13 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.12 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.11 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.10 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.9 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.8 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.7 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.6 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.5 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.4 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.3 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.4.1 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.2.35-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.2.35-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.2.35-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.2.35-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.2.35-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56346
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1650-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1651-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4565
CWEs
CWE-189
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