DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3552

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-3552
Downstream
DSA-2668-1
Published: 03 Oct 2012, 11:02
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Oct 2012, 11:02
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash) by sending packets to an application that sets socket options during the handling of network traffic.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.0-1 | < 3.0-1 | < 3.0-1 | < 3.0-1

References (1)