CVE-2012-2372
Linux RDS Denial of Service (DoS) Bug
Description
The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 22, 2013, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
2.7
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54062 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822754 Added Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7b6a0a1d8d636852be130fa15fa8be10d4704e8 Added Reference https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=c7b6a0a1d8d636852be130fa15fa8be10d4704e8 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7b6a0a1d8d636852be130fa15fa8be10d4704e8 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2372 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2372
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.31%
score
0.22833
percentile