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CVE-2012-2119

Description

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.337

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic_3.2.0-29.46_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtual_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtual_3.2.0-29.46_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-pae_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234