Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-6701
Published: May 2, 2016 / Updated: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91187
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6701
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the aio_setup_vectored_rw(), aio_setup_single_vector() and aio_setup_iocb() functions in fs/aio.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-6701
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854