CVE-2012-1097

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-05-17

Description

The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a (1) PTRACE_GETREGSET or (2) PTRACE_SETREGSET ptrace call.

See more information about CVE-2012-1097 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	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 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2008	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 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2008	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

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