CVE-2012-3520

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 03 Oct 2012, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 20:05

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Oct 2012, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 20:05
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 does not properly handle messages that lack SCM_CREDENTIALS data, which might allow local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted message, as demonstrated by a message to (1) Avahi or (2) NetworkManager.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-287•Improper Authentication

    When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.2.29 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.20 | 2.3.21 | 2.3.22 | 2.3.23 | 2.3.24 | 2.3.25 | 2.3.26 | 2.3.27 | 2.3.28 | 2.3.29 | 2.4.33.2 | 2.6.13.2 | 2.6.23.2 | 2.6.33.2 | 2.6.33.20 | 3.2 | 3.2:rc2 | 3.2:rc3 | 3.2:rc4 | 3.2:rc5 | 3.2:rc6 | 3.2:rc7 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.2.8 | 3.2.9 | 3.2.10 | 3.2.11 | 3.2.12 | 3.2.13 | 3.2.14 | 3.2.15 | 3.2.16 | 3.2.17 | 3.2.18 | 3.2.19 | 3.2.20 | 3.2.21 | 3.2.22 | 3.2.23 | 3.2.24 | 3.2.25 | 3.2.26 | 3.2.27 | 3.2.28 | 3.3.2

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