CVE-2012-3412

Public Exploit

Description

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.03% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/50811 third party advisory broken link
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325c third party advisory exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51193 third party advisory broken link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50633 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3412?
CVE-2012-3412 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3412?
To fix CVE-2012-3412, 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-2012-3412 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3412 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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