CVE-2012-2119

Desbordamiento de búfer en el controlador de dispositivo macvtap en el kernel de Linux anteriores a v3.4.5, cuando se ejecuta en ciertas configuraciones, permite a los usuarios invitados KVM privilegiados causar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un descriptor largo con una longitud de vector de larga.

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's macvtap device driver, which is used in KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) to create a network bridge between host and guest. A privileged user in a guest could exploit this flaw to crash the host, if the vhost_net module is loaded with the experimental_zcopytx option enabled. An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.