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CVE-2012-2372

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CVE-2012-2372

Published: Jan 22, 2013

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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 interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

RHSA-2012:1540
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-1556-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2012:0743
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
54062
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
SUSE-SU-2012:1679
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1555-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1529-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
HPSBGN02970
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP

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