CVE-2012-6657 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 3.5.7), specifically affecting the sock_setsockopt function. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by creating a raw socket, leading to a system crash. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), this vulnerability has low attack complexity but can result in a complete system unavailability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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