CVE-2012-4565

Linux Kernel < 3.4.19 - Denial of Service via TCP Illinois Stats Read

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1651-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56346
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1650-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51409

Scores

EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 39.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (18)
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.2
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.3
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.4
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.5
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.6
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.7
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.8
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.9
linux/linux_kernel 3.4.10
... and 8 more
Published Dec 21, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026