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CVE-2012-6689
May 02, 2016
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.
Related Resources (10)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-6689
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6689
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Access Control
CWE-284
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03