CVE-2012-2119

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2023, 00:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73', 'name': 'https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73', 'tags': ['Patch'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73 -
  • (MISC) https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73 -

Information

Published : 2013-01-22 23:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2012-2119

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2119

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2119


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer