Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-2313

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Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-2313

Published: June 13, 2012 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92539
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2313
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can perform service disruption.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-2.6.32-345-ec2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2012-2313

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-31.102, 2.6.32-41.91, 2.6.38-15.61, 3.0.0-21.35, 3.2.0-25.40
linux-image-2.6.32-345-ec2 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.32-345.50
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.38-15.61~lucid1
linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.0.0-21.35~lucid1

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