A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a sendmsg system call with the IP_RETOPTS option, as demonstrated by hemlock.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-3552.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-PAE-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Jul 4, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 4, 2013 |
| Vmsa 2013 0015 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 1363503 | Dec 18, 2013 | Jul 4, 2013 |
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