high7.8
CVE-2012-6689
The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have…
Impact
The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.0.44 from 3.1 before 3.2.30 from 3.3 before 3.4.12 from 3.5 before 3.5.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef