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The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.2.35-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-4565
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4565
linux
Fixed versions: 3.2.35-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.2.35-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.2.35-1
Complete source record
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