Linux Kernel up to 3.3 iwl-agn-sta.c memory corruption

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 3.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/27/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6712 since 07/27/2019. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2019).

Upgrading to version 3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 138872, 138871, 138870 and 138868 are related to this item.

Type

Vendor

Name

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

Threat: 🔍
Adversaries: 🔍
Geopolitics: 🔍
Economy: 🔍
Predictions: 🔍
Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 3.4

07/27/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/27/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
07/28/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/28/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: kernel.org
CVE: CVE-2012-6712 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 07/28/2019 04:31 PM
Complete: 🔍

Comments are closed.