What is CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10. CVE-2012-2372 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2372?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2372. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-2372 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2372 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2012-2372

Medium

The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-01-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-2372 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
Ubuntu Security
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54062
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822754
Oss
https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7b6a0a1d8d636852be130fa15fa8be10d4704e8
SUSE
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-2372

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-01-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 . CVE-2012-2372 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2372?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2372. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-2372 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-2372 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.