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CVE-2012-3520 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00018.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=850449	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50848	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea	CVE	Exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/1	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55152	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1599-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1610-1	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00018.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=850449	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50848	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0e3cea46d31d23dc40df0a49a7a2c04fe8edfea	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/1	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55152	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1599-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1610-1	[email protected]

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 3.2.29 2.3.2 2.3.20 2.3.21 2.3.22
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.29:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.33.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc5:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc6:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc7:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.24:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

<= 3.2.29

2.3.2

2.3.20

2.3.21

2.3.22

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]