The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4493 The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.946Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4565

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-12-21T11:47:36.627

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4565

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4565 - Bugzilla

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