CVE

Id
59900  
CVE No.
CVE-2012-6657  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not ensure that a keepalive action is associated with a stream socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the ability to create a raw socket.  
Phase
Assigned (20140915)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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