CVE-2012-1179
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5.2 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.4%
The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 3.3 |
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
secunia.com/advisories/48404
secunia.com/advisories/48898
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7
www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a1d704194a441bf83c636004a479e01360ec850
Related
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5.2 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.4%