PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-5532Code injection
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0807.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12
www.securityfocus.com/bid/56710
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877572
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80337
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef
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