Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-3400

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the udf_load_logicalvol function in fs/udf/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5. A remote attacker can use a crafted UDF filesystem. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2012-3400

External References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0594.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50506
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/10/2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1557-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843139
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256

Related Security Bulletins

• Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel
• SUSE Linux update for Linux kernel