Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2012-6657

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.