SB2012051705 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: May 17, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012051705
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0058)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428