VDB
CVE-2012-6689
CVE-2012-6689
REJECTED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.
EPSS 0.31% · 21.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.31%
21.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-goldfish | 3.4.0-4.26, 3.4.0-4.24, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6689 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1610-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1599-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6689 third-party-advisory