CVE-2012-6704

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users…

published December 28, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUF or (2) SO_RCVBUF option.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.4th percentile
Published
2016-12-28T07:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 DEC 07:42Z
    The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users…
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