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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel | 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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