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CVE-2012-5532

Published: Dec 27, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5532
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*3.7.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc1 (including)3.0-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc2 (including)3.0-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc3 (including)3.0-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc4 (including)3.0-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc5 (including)3.0-rc5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc6 (including)3.0-rc6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0-rc7 (including)3.0-rc7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.1 (including)3.0.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.2 (including)3.0.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.3 (including)3.0.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.4 (including)3.0.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.5 (including)3.0.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.6 (including)3.0.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.7 (including)3.0.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.8 (including)3.0.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.9 (including)3.0.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.10 (including)3.0.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.11 (including)3.0.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.12 (including)3.0.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.13 (including)3.0.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.14 (including)3.0.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.15 (including)3.0.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.16 (including)3.0.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.17 (including)3.0.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.18 (including)3.0.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.19 (including)3.0.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.20 (including)3.0.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.21 (including)3.0.21 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.22 (including)3.0.22 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.23 (including)3.0.23 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.24 (including)3.0.24 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.25 (including)3.0.25 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.26 (including)3.0.26 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.27 (including)3.0.27 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.28 (including)3.0.28 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.29 (including)3.0.29 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.30 (including)3.0.30 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.31 (including)3.0.31 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.32 (including)3.0.32 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.33 (including)3.0.33 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.34 (including)3.0.34 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.35 (including)3.0.35 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.36 (including)3.0.36 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.37 (including)3.0.37 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.38 (including)3.0.38 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.39 (including)3.0.39 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.40 (including)3.0.40 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.41 (including)3.0.41 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.42 (including)3.0.42 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.43 (including)3.0.43 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.0.44 (including)3.0.44 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1 (including)3.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1-rc1 (including)3.1-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1-rc2 (including)3.1-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1-rc3 (including)3.1-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1-rc4 (including)3.1-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.1 (including)3.1.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.2 (including)3.1.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.3 (including)3.1.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.4 (including)3.1.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.5 (including)3.1.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.6 (including)3.1.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.7 (including)3.1.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.8 (including)3.1.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.9 (including)3.1.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.1.10 (including)3.1.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3 (including)3.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc1 (including)3.3-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc2 (including)3.3-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc3 (including)3.3-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc4 (including)3.3-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc5 (including)3.3-rc5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc6 (including)3.3-rc6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3-rc7 (including)3.3-rc7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.1 (including)3.3.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.2 (including)3.3.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.3 (including)3.3.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.4 (including)3.3.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.5 (including)3.3.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.6 (including)3.3.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.7 (including)3.3.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.3.8 (including)3.3.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4 (including)3.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc1 (including)3.4-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc2 (including)3.4-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc3 (including)3.4-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc4 (including)3.4-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc5 (including)3.4-rc5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc6 (including)3.4-rc6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4-rc7 (including)3.4-rc7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.1 (including)3.4.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.2 (including)3.4.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.3 (including)3.4.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.4 (including)3.4.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.5 (including)3.4.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.10 (including)3.4.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.11 (including)3.4.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.12 (including)3.4.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.13 (including)3.4.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.14 (including)3.4.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.15 (including)3.4.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.16 (including)3.4.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.17 (including)3.4.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.18 (including)3.4.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.19 (including)3.4.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.20 (including)3.4.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.21 (including)3.4.21 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.22 (including)3.4.22 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.23 (including)3.4.23 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.4.24 (including)3.4.24 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.1 (including)3.5.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.2 (including)3.5.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.3 (including)3.5.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.4 (including)3.5.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.5 (including)3.5.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.6 (including)3.5.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.5.7 (including)3.5.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6 (including)3.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.1 (including)3.6.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.2 (including)3.6.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.3 (including)3.6.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.4 (including)3.6.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.5 (including)3.6.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.6 (including)3.6.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.7 (including)3.6.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.8 (including)3.6.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.9 (including)3.6.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.10 (including)3.6.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.6.11 (including)3.6.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.7 (including)3.7 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHathypervkvpd-0:0-0.7.el5_9.3*
LinuxUbuntuoneiric*
LinuxUbuntuprecise*
LinuxUbuntuprecise/esm*
LinuxUbuntuquantal*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-2.6Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuprecise*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuquantal*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ec2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-floUbuntuupstream*
Linux-fsl-imx51Ubuntulucid*
Linux-fsl-imx51Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-goldfishUbuntusaucy*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntusaucy*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-grouperUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntuutopic*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuquantal*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuquantal*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuquantal*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-maverickUbuntulucid*
Linux-lts-backport-maverickUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-oneiricUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-vividUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-maguroUbuntusaucy*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-maguroUbuntuupstream*
Linux-makoUbuntusaucy*
Linux-makoUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mantaUbuntusaucy*
Linux-mantaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mvl-doveUbuntulucid*
Linux-mvl-doveUbuntuupstream*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntulucid*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuprecise*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuquantal*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuprecise*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuquantal*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuupstream*

References

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