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    CVE-2012-6689

    The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.

    Published:Feb 6, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 2, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00064
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107bef

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High