VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-3412
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.92%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.92% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50633Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50732Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50811Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51193Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325cExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.