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Medium
CVE-2012-4565
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
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.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1651-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56346
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1650-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6, 3.4.7, 3.4.8, 3.4.9, 3.4.10, 3.4.11, 3.4.12, 3.4.13, 3.4.14, 3.4.15, 3.4.16, 3.4.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 21st, 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.