Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2012-3412
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.059 (93.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.059 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 11.04, 11.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/50732 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/50811 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325c (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-3412?
- CVE-2012-3412 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-10-03.
- Is CVE-2012-3412 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.