CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-2373

4.0 MEDIUM Published 2012-08-09 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-08-09
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.0 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-362

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 3.4.4) • linux linux kernel 3.4 • linux linux kernel 3.4.1 • linux linux kernel 3.4.2 • linux linux kernel 3.4.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness

References