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CVE-2012-2372 Detail

Description

The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  01/22/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 2.7

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54062
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822754
https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=c7b6a0a1d8d636852be130fa15fa8be10d4704e8
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2372
NVD Published Date:
01/22/2013
NVD Last Modified:
08/22/2016