Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:13803Denial Of Service (DoS)
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
kernel-rt is vulnerable to denial of service A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem in the way quota handling for huge pages was performed. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/12
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53233
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1426
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1491
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0741
access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_MRG/2/html/Technical_Notes/sec-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_6.html#RHSA-2012-1491
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2133
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817430
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843130
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856243
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859226
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=864568
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75168
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1491.html
Related
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