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Unscored CVE-2012-6712 EUVD-2012-6553GHSA-897x-q5qv-p8xf

In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory co…

Published Jul 27, 2019 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 3.8.11-1 —
Debian 13 linux 3.8.11-1 —
Debian 12 linux 3.8.11-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —

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