CVE-2012-6689
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
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 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.0.44 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.6.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.6.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.6.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.6.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.6.4-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6689
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.