CVE-2012-2313

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2313
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-13 10:24:55 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe rio_ioctl function in drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.7 does not restrict access to the SIOCSMIIREG command, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an ioctl call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.6.z All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Long Life 5.6 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 6.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.1.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.2.z All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: more tight ioctl permissions in dl2k driver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN02970 rev.1 - HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) or HP Insight Control Server ' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel dl2k Network Driver IOCTL Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
818820 – (CVE-2012-2313) CVE-2012-2313 kernel: unfiltered netdev rio_ioctl access by users af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
dl2k: Clean up rio_ioctl · torvalds/linux@1bb57e9 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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