PT-2012-1032 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Hillf Danton
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Publicado
2012-04-24
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Atualizado
2023-02-13
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CVE-2012-2133
CVSS v2.0
7.2
Alta
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.3.6
Description
The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel. When huge pages are enabled, local users can cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system crash, or possibly gain privileges. This can be achieved by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem. An example of triggering this issue is through a umount operation that improperly handles quota data.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.3.6, update to version 3.3.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling huge pages to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to hugetlbfs filesystems to reduce the potential for privilege escalation.
Correção
DoS
Resource Exhaustion
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse