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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-28T10:55:10.033

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:37.897

Link: CVE-2012-6657

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6657 - Bugzilla