CVE-2012-3412

Linux Kernel < 3.2.30 - Denial of Service via Crafted TCP Packets with Small MSS Value

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (24)

Core 24
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50732
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50811
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.html
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51193
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50633
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0616
EPSS Percentile 92.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 11.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 11.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
linux/linux_kernel < 3.0.44
Published Oct 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026