UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5532

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5532

    Published: 27 Dec 2012Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-5532
    Aliases:
    USN-1696-1
    USN-1698-1
    USN-1699-1

    Summary:

    Details: The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5532, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1696-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1698-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1699-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1700-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1704-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1720-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5532, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1726-1

    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