VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-1583
Double free vulnerability in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv function in net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when the xfrm6_tunnel module is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv function in net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when the xfrm6_tunnel module is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.62% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047a
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53139
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026930
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752304
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047aExploit, Patch
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047a
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53139
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026930
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752304
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047aExploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.