Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2012-3552
Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash) by sending packets to an application that sets socket options during the handling of network traffic.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f6d8bd051c391c1c0458a30b2a7abcd939329259 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 (Broken Link)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-3552?
- CVE-2012-3552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2012-10-03.
- How severe is CVE-2012-3552?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.