CVE-2012-2373
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 9, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 19, 2012
Description
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
- RHSA-2012:0743vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626
- [oss-security] 20120518 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: mm: read_pmd_atomic: 32bit PAE pmd walk vs pmd_populate SMP race conditionmailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626
- USN-1529-1vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN02970vendor-advisory
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