Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-0058
Published: May 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44072
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0058
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0058
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428