CVE-2012-2133

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.08

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1473-1) linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic_3.2.0-25.40_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1473-1) linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic_3.2.0-25.40_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1473-1) linux-image-3.2.0-25-virtual_3.2.0-25.40_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1473-1) linux-image-3.2.0-25-virtual_3.2.0-25.40_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1473-1) linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic-pae_3.2.0-25.40_i386.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234