CVE-2012-0879

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-05-17
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.21.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.21.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2012-0481	2012-04-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.21.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.21.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2012-2007	2012-04-19