CVE-2012-2320

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    CVE-2012-2320

    Published: 18 May 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: ConnMan before 0.85 does not ensure that netlink messages originate from the kernel, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause a denial of service via a crafted netlink message.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/49033, http://secunia.com/advisories/49186, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201205-02.xml, https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715172, http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b0ec6eb4466acc57a9ea8be52c17b674b6ea0618, http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c1b968984212b46bea1330f5ae029507b9bfded9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/10, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/6, http://www.osvdb.org/81704, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53406, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75465

    Affected packages

    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