kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel...

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel...

kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4398

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...

kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...

PT-2012-5372

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4 Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by utilizing a crafted application. This is due to the request module function in kernel/kmod.c not...

UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4398

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...