CVE-2012-6657
N/A
Published: September 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the ability to create a raw socket.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/8Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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