PT-2012-5372
CVE-2012-4398
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Published
2012-09-02
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Updated
2015-03-26
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.9
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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