CVE-2012-2133

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-03-22
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2043	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.39.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2012-1426	2012-11-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2043	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.39.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2012-2044	2012-11-08