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ghsa-8cmc-rxq2-8w7g

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-17 03:50

Modified

2022-05-17 03:50

Details

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.

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cve-2012-2373

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2012-08-09 10:00

Modified

2024-08-06 19:34

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/11	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP

Impacted products

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Product

Version

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