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CVE-2012-2119 (GCVE-0-2012-2119)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-01-22 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:26
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Summary
Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-04-16 00:00
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      "cve": "CVE-2012-2119",
      "id": "CVE-2012-2119",
      "initial_release_date": "2012-04-16T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "440",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "13",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: macvtap: zerocopy: vector length is not validated before pinning user pages",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-2119.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-05-16T18:19:25Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2012-2119",
      "id": "CVE-2012-2119",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:47:18Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "442",
      "product_status:recommended": "144",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2012-2119",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2012-2119.json",
      "version": "16"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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