PT-2019-6820 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2019-07-27 · Updated 2022-11-03 · CVE-2012-6712

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4

Description A buffer overflow occurs in the Linux kernel, specifically in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which can cause at least memory corruption.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4, update to version 3.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected driver to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6712

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 12

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6712 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6712 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/5754 · Telegram Post
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4 · Note
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4 · Note