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CVE-2012-4565
Published: Dec 21, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1644-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1645-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1647-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2012:1580
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-1652-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1646-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1651-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
FEDORA-2012-17479
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
USN-1648-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
56346
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20121031 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: net: divide by zero in tcp algorithm illinois
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1649-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1650-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51409
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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