CVE-2012-2133
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.34 % · percentile 28 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817430
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/12
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53233
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75168
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2012-2133
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2012-2133
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2014-AVI-008 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Avaya Experience Portal · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.3.5cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |