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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2469-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-2133 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1457-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1468-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1469-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1470-1 | Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1471-1 | Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1472-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1473-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1474-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1476-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.389Z
Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-2133
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-03T16:40:32.117
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-2133
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN