CVE-2012-6638 REJECTED

The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.

EPSS 1.10% · 77.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.10%
77.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-mako3.4.0-7.39, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-flo0, 3.4.0-5.19
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-1.7, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-mako0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-flo0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.24, 0, 3.4.0-4.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20

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