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CVE-2012-3552

Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash) by sending packets to an application that sets socket options during the handling of network traffic.

  • Published: Oct 3, 2012
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2012-3552
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.1
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 3.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus 6.2 6.2.x