CVE - CVE-2012-2669

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2669	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20120606 Re: CVE-Request: hyper-v daemon URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/12 MISC:[oss-security] 20121127 Re: CVE-2012-5532 hypervkvpd DoS URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 MISC:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200 URL:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1526 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00042.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120514	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120514)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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