PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-0028Design/Logic Flaw
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.4%
The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.
References
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771764
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7
Related
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.4%