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CVE-2012-2119

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.

Published

2013-01-22T23:55:01.057

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

4.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.3 Yes
References