CVE-2012-6638

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-12-02
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.4
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0433	2014-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0433-1	2014-04-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.8.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0433-1	2014-04-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-371.8.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0433	2014-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.8.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0433-1	2014-04-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-371.8.1.el5)	ELSA-2014-0433	2014-04-24