CVE-2012-6647

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-07-20
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the futex_wait_requeue_pi() function of the Linux kernel's futex subsystem handled the requeuing of certain Priority Inheritance (PI) futexes. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.

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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-2014-3054	2014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3054	2014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3054	2014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-0981	2014-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3054	2014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.6.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3054	2014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.6.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3054	2014-07-30