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Tracker / CVE-2012-2669

CVE-2012-2669

Low 2.1

The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.

Affected products and versions

linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel · … → 3.4.4

Analysis

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