Tracker / CVE-2012-6638
CVE-2012-6638
High 7.8
The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.0.38 |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 3.1 → 3.2.24 |
Analysis
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