CVE-2012-6647

CVE Details

Release Date:2012-07-20

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-6647 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: 4.9 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2014-09812014-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.6.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.6.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30542014-07-30



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