CVE-2012-2119

CVE Details

Release Date:2012-04-16

Description


Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.

See more information about CVE-2012-2119 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.2 Base Metrics: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Adjacent network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Requires single instance Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2012-07432012-06-18



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