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CVE-2012-0879
Published: May 17, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2012:0531
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-1408-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20120223 Re: CVE request -- kernel: block: CLONE_IO io_context refcounting issues
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
1027086
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-2469
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2012:0481
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SU-2012:0616
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
48545
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1411-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
48842
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1410-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
HPSBGN02970
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
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