HIGH
kernel: sfc: potential remote denial of service through TCP MSS option
Published Oct 3, 2012
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.92%
Description
The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- < 3.0.44
- ≥ 3.1 · < 3.2.30
- ≥ 3.3 · < 3.4.12
- ≥ 3.5 · < 3.5.5
Configuration 2
OR
- 10.04
- 11.04
- 11.10
- 12.04
No data.
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.3-20121012.0.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1375
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-308.16.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server Only
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.45.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-279.11.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 EUS - Server Only
kernel-0:2.6.32-131.35.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node Only
kernel-0:2.6.32-220.28.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1401
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.3-20121012.0.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1375 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-308.16.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server Only | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.45.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1347 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.11.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1366 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 EUS - Server Only | kernel-0:2.6.32-131.35.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node Only | kernel-0:2.6.32-220.28.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.92% 0.05919
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05919
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.92% (0.05919) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.16% (0.06158) | 92.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 4.89% (0.04894) | 89.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 7.00% (0.07001) | 91.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 9.24% (0.09237) | 92.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 11.80% (0.11798) | 93.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05802) | 90.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 4.03% (0.04034) | 87.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.03% (0.07033) | 90.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.44% (0.04436) | 81.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.03% (0.07033) | 90.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.65% (0.05648) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.92% (0.08923) | 94.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 12.10% (0.12100) | 94.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.06% (0.09058) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (27)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50633 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50811 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51193 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3412 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325c x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3412
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3412
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50633 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50811 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51193 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3412 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325c | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3412 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3412 | ||
| https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 3, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3412
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a