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USN-1610-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1610-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

03/22/2013

Created

07/25/2018

Added

05/06/2013

Modified

07/09/2020

Description

net/dccp/ccid.h in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a certain (1) sender or (2) receiver getsockopt call.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-generic
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-generic-pae
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-highbank
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-omap
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-powerpc-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-powerpc64-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-virtual

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2012-3520
55152
CVE - 2012-3520
CVE - 2012-6539
CVE - 2012-6540
CVE - 2012-6541
CVE - 2012-6542
CVE - 2012-6544
CVE - 2012-6545
CVE - 2012-6546
CVE - 2012-6689
CVE - 2013-1827
RHSA-2013:0744
RHSA-2013:1173
RHSA-2013:1645
USN-1610-1

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