CVE-2012-2136

The sock_alloc_send_pskb function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 does not properly validate a certain length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging access to a TUN/TAP device.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1087.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50807 URL Repurposed
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53721 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816289 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc Exploit Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1087.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50807 URL Repurposed
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53721 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816289 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc9b17ad29ecaa20bfe426a8d4dbfb94b13ff1cc Exploit Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-08-09 10:29

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-2136

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2136

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2136


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation