CVE-2012-6657

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-09-24
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

It was found that the Linux kernel's networking implementation did not correctly handle the setting of the keepalive socket option on raw sockets. A local user able to create a raw socket could use this flaw to crash the system.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.13.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.13.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1997	2014-12-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.13.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.13.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3108	2014-12-19