VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-2119
CVSS score5.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-01-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer