CVE-2012-2669

The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.

Date published : 2012-12-27

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5