CVE-2012-2669: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.4.4; version 3.4.1 only; version 3.4.2 only; version 3.4.3 only

Published 2012-12-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.