The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the ability to create a raw socket.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2014-09-28T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:36:01.830Z
Reserved: 2014-09-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-6657
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2014-09-28T10:55:10.033
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:37.897
Link: CVE-2012-6657
Redhat