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CVE-2012-3520

CVE-2012-3520

EPSS 0.4%
The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 does not properly handle messages that lack SCM_CREDENTIALS data, which might allow local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted message, as demonstrated by a message to (1) Avahi or (2) NetworkManager.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfeahttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00018.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=850449http://secunia.com/advisories/50848https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfeahttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/1http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55152http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1599-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1610-1