CVE-2012-6638
The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.34% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71fa
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826702Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71faPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71fa
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826702Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71faPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.