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CVE-2012-2119

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Published: Jan 22, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.2
Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 4.4 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.

Affected (5)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Up to 3.4.4
Version 3.4.1
Version 3.4.2
Version 3.4.3
Version 3.4

References (20)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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