CVE-2012-0028

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-06-21
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.18.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.18.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09