Cent OS: CVE-2012-5532: CESA-2013:0807 (hypervkvpd)
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
12/27/2012
07/25/2018
12/01/2016
07/04/2017
Description
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-hypervkvpd
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