# CVE-2012-6638: The tcp\_rcv\_state\_process function in net/ipv4/tcp\_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The tcp_rcv_state_process function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel resource consumption) via a flood of SYN+FIN TCP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2663.

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## References

- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71fa
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf5af0daf8019cec2396cdef8fb042d80fe71fa
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826702

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