CVE-2012-3412 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Solarflare sfc driver within the Linux kernel versions prior to 3.2.30, affecting Canonical and Linux distributions. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted TCP packets with small MSS values, leading to DMA descriptor consumption and a network controller outage. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and results 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1, < 3.2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3, < 3.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.5, < 3.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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