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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-6689): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-6689): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/02/2016
Created
11/09/2024
Added
11/08/2024
Modified
12/23/2024

Description

The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1420-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-32-virtual

References

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