VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6712
In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.97%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.97% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4Broken Link
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.