CVE-2012-4565

Priority
Medium
Description
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux
kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois
setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service
(divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
Ubuntu-Description
Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois
congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service.
References
Bugs
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):released (3.2.0-1611.16)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):released (3.5.0-1605.7)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):not-affected
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):released (2.6.32-350.57)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):released (3.0.0-28.45~lucid1)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored (abandoned)
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored (abandoned)
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored (abandoned)
Package
Upstream:DNE
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):released (3.5.0-19.30~precise1)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Patches:
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (reached end-of-life)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (reached end-of-life)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Source: linux (LP Ubuntu Debian)
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):released (2.6.24-32.106)
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):released (2.6.32-45.100)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):released (3.0.0-28.45)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):released (3.2.0-34.53)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):released (3.5.0-19.30)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):not-affected (3.7.0-0.2)
Patches:
Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2Fixed by 8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):released (3.0.0-1218.31)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):released (3.2.0-1422.29)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):released (3.5.0-19.30)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):not-affected
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored (abandoned)
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored (abandoned)
Package
Upstream:released (3.7~rc4)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (reached end-of-life, does not affect buildd)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
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