CVE-2012-3412

N/A

Published: October 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 6%

Description

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux · Canonicalrubygems

95%

10.04 11.04 11.10 12.04

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 3.0.443.1 ≤ v < 3.2.303.3 ≤ v < 3.4.123.5 ≤ v < 3.5.5

Affected range stops below 3.0.44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.2.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references