CVE-2012-2373

CVSS V2 Medium 4 CVSS V3 None
Description
The Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-2373
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-08-09T10:29:46
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T00:24:52
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-362 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR 3.4.4
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/11
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626 Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2373
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2373
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:14:17 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 01:03:55 2023-02-13T00:24:52 CVE Modified Date updated