CVE-2012-4565
N/A
Published: December 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (18)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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