Netlink Message Spoofing Vulnerability in hypervkvpd

CVE-2012-2669 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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