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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2019· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6712

CVE-2012-6712

Description

In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.

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Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.27,<3.4
- (no CPE)range: <3.4
Linux/Linux kerneldescription

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References

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git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4nvdBroken Link

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