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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4565

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4565 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from OSV · Published December 21, 2012

The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
linuxDebian:143.2.35-1
linuxDebian:133.2.35-1
linuxDebian:123.2.35-1

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0
Debian:13linux0
Debian:12linux0

Timeline

  • Dec 21, 2012 CVE Published
  • Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated

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