#VU43980 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-1583
Published: June 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43980
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1583
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Double free vulnerability in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv function in net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when the xfrm6_tunnel module is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047a
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133951357207000&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53139
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026930
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752304
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0772b70faaf8e9f2013b6c4273d94d5eac8047a