The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2016-05-02 10:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:46
NVD link : CVE-2012-6689
Mitre link : CVE-2012-6689
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6689
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Control