CVE-2012-3552
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash) by sending packets to an application that sets socket options during the handling of network traffic.
Find out more about CVE-2012-3552 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue did affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterpise MRG 2.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:1540 | 2012-12-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:1304 | 2012-09-25 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Hafid Lin for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation