Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-0207 is an old Linux kernel denial-of-service flaw. A remote attacker able to send IGMP traffic to an affected host could trigger a divide-by-zero kernel panic, causing an outage. The supplied sources do not show data theft, privilege escalation, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux systems running kernels before 3.2.1, especially where IGMP traffic can reach the host from untrusted network segments. Treat this as a legacy availability risk. It is unlikely to drive emergency response unless exposed old kernels remain in production, but affected systems can crash remotely and should be retired or patched. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Linux kernels to 3.2.1 or a vendor-supported fixed kernel.; Check Debian, Red Hat, or relevant vendor advisories for backported fixes.; Restrict untrusted IGMP traffic at network boundaries where operationally feasible..
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Source materials
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- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/25c413ad0029ea86008234be28aee33456e53e5bCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8c1f65c79cbbb2f7da782d4c9d15639a9b94b27CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772867CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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