CVE-2012-6638

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-12-02

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-6638 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:	6.4	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	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

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