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CVE-2012-5532
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.41%
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- redhat
Description
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (11)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121127 Re: CVE-2012-5532 hypervkvpd DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877572 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0807 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- kernel-hypervkvpd-dos(80337) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 56710 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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