CVE-2012-4398

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by utilizing a crafted application. This is due to the request module function in kernel/kmod.c not setting a certain killable attribute.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.4, update to version 3.4 or later to resolve the issue.