CVE-2012-2372

Medium

Description

The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJan 22, 2013
First seenJan 22, 2013

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 3.7.4, 3.7, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.7.3—

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