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CVE-2012-6638 (GCVE-0-2012-6638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-02-15 11:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:14
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Summary
The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.
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