CVE-2012-2313

Public Exploit

Description

The rio_ioctl function in drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.7 does not restrict access to the SIOCSMIIREG command, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an ioctl call.

Category

1.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/8 mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.7 release notes
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1174.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53965 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75 patch exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1481.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818820 issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1589.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2313?
CVE-2012-2313 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2313?
To fix CVE-2012-2313, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2313 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2313 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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