CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-4398
4.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2013-02-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 3.4)
• linux linux kernel 3.0
• linux linux kernel 3.0.1
• linux linux kernel 3.0.2
• linux linux kernel 3.0.3
• linux linux kernel 3.0.4
• linux linux kernel 3.0.5
• linux linux kernel 3.0.6
• linux linux kernel 3.0.7
• linux linux kernel 3.0.8
• linux linux kernel 3.0.9
• linux linux kernel 3.0.10
• linux linux kernel 3.0.11
• linux linux kernel 3.0.12
• linux linux kernel 3.0.13
• linux linux kernel 3.0.14
• linux linux kernel 3.0.15
• linux linux kernel 3.0.16
• linux linux kernel 3.0.17
• linux linux kernel 3.0.18
• linux linux kernel 3.0.19
• linux linux kernel 3.0.20
• linux linux kernel 3.0.21
• linux linux kernel 3.0.22
• linux linux kernel 3.0.23
• linux linux kernel 3.0.24
• linux linux kernel 3.0.25
• linux linux kernel 3.0.26
• linux linux kernel 3.0.27
• linux linux kernel 3.0.28
• linux linux kernel 3.0.29
• linux linux kernel 3.0.30
• linux linux kernel 3.0.31
• linux linux kernel 3.0.32
• linux linux kernel 3.0.33
• linux linux kernel 3.0.34
• linux linux kernel 3.0.35
• linux linux kernel 3.0.36
• linux linux kernel 3.0.37
• linux linux kernel 3.0.38
• linux linux kernel 3.0.39
• linux linux kernel 3.0.40
• linux linux kernel 3.0.41
• linux linux kernel 3.0.42
• linux linux kernel 3.0.43
• linux linux kernel 3.0.44
• linux linux kernel 3.1
• linux linux kernel 3.1.1
• linux linux kernel 3.1.2
• linux linux kernel 3.1.3
• linux linux kernel 3.1.4
• linux linux kernel 3.1.5
• linux linux kernel 3.1.6
• linux linux kernel 3.1.7
• linux linux kernel 3.1.8
• linux linux kernel 3.1.9
• linux linux kernel 3.1.10
• linux linux kernel 3.2
• linux linux kernel 3.2.1
• linux linux kernel 3.2.2
… and 38 more
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1202.0/03340.html lkml.indiana.edu
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1348.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55077 secunia.com
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55361 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 bugzilla.redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1202.0/03340.html lkml.indiana.edu
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1348.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55077 secunia.com
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/3 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55361 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 bugzilla.redhat.com