FKIE_CVE-2012-2373

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-09 10:29 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
The Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/11
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4
linux linux_kernel 3.4.1
linux linux_kernel 3.4.2
linux linux_kernel 3.4.3
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