CVE-2012-2372 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation within the Linux kernel versions 3.7.4 and earlier. A local, authenticated attacker can trigger a kernel panic and system crash by establishing an RDS connection where the source IP address matches the system's own IPoIB interface IP. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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