Opensuse · Opensuse Kernel-Ec2-Extra · CVE-2012-3412
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.2.30
openSUSE kernel-ec2-extra (affected versions not specified)
openSUSE kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a network-controller outage. This can be triggered via crafted TCP packets that exploit a small MSS value. Multiple vulnerabilities in the openSUSE kernel-ec2-extra and kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo packages can also lead to disruption of protected information, with exploitation possible remotely.
**Recommendations**
For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.2.30, update to version 3.2.30 or later to resolve the issue.
For openSUSE kernel-ec2-extra, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
For openSUSE kernel-ec2-extra-debuginfo, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.