CVE-2012-4565 | BDVDB-2026-53883 Detail
Description#
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1651-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56346
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.