CVE-2012-2119 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the macvtap device driver within the Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4.5. This flaw allows privileged KVM guest users to trigger a denial of service (system crash) by providing a malformed descriptor with an extended vector length. With a CVSS score of 5.2, this vulnerability requires adjacent network access and medium attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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