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CVE-2012-2669

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Date: December 27, 2012

The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.

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Related Resources (10)

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2669
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00042.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2012-2669
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/12
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2669

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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