CVE-2012-6657

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket…

published September 28, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the ability to create a raw socket.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00530 · 43.7th percentile
Published
2014-09-28T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 SEP 10:00Z
    The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket…
    cvelistv5