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CVE-2012-6657 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.12% · 31.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.12%
31.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-4.26, 3.4.0-4.24
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0

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