CVE-2012-2372

Description

The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interfaces own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

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

0.116

Associated Vulnerability

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

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