UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3412

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3412

    Published: 10 Aug 2012Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-3412
    Aliases:
    USN-1260-1
    USN-1567-1
    USN-1568-1

    Summary:

    Details: The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3412, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1567-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1568-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1572-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1573-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1574-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1575-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1260-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1577-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1578-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1579-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1580-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3412

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    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
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