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CVE-2012-3412

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.2.29-1CVE-2012-3412
Fixed in:3.2.29-1CVE-2012-3412
Fixed in:3.2.29-1CVE-2012-3412
Fixed in:3.2.29-1CVE-2012-3412

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

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