Description
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.
Published: 2013-01-22
Score: 5.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2121 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1514-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1529-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:07.719Z

Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2119

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-01-22T23:55:01.057

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2119

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-04-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2119 - Bugzilla

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