Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability

2012-06-1200:00:00

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5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

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Releases

Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

linux-ec2 - Linux kernel for EC2

Details

Schacher Raindel discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel’s memory handling
when hugetlb is enabled. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service and potentially gain higher privileges.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-image-2.6.32-345-ec2< 2.6.32-345.49UNKNOWN
Ubuntu10.04noarchlinux-headers-2.6.32-345-ec2< 2.6.32-345.49UNKNOWN