CVE-2012-3412 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2012-3412

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04

Timeline

Official Publish: October 3rd, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.