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TI-2012-02942 Aliases CVE-2012-3412GHSA-cx3f-qjc6-76hq

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05919 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.0.44; 3.1 to before 3.2.30; 3.3 to before 3.4.12; 3.5 to before 3.5.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.44; 3.1 to before 3.2.30; 3.3 to before 3.4.12; 3.5 to before 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:1430 Released 2012-11-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1) kernel-2.6.32-131.35.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-131.35.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-131.35.1.el6 +8
  • RHSA-2012:1401 Released 2012-10-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2) kernel-2.6.32-220.28.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-220.28.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.28.1.el6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2) kernel-2.6.32-220.28.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.28.1.el6
  • RHSA-2012:1375 Released 2012-10-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.3-20121012.0.el6_3, rhev-hypervisor6-tools-6.3-20121012.0.el6_3
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2012:1366 Released 2012-10-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.11.1.el6
  • RHSA-2012:1347 Released 2012-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) kernel-2.6.18-238.45.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-238.45.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.45.1.el5 +18
  • RHSA-2012:1323 Released 2012-10-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-308.16.1.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2AffectedNo fix yet
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2012:1375
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1)Fixed RHSA-2012:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2012:1401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2012:1401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1366

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3412
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cx3f-qjc6-76hq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 19

Sources

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