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CVE-2012-3511
Published: Oct 3, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1572-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
x_refsource_CONFIRM
50732
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1567-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1577-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1529-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20120820 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: mm: use-after-free in madvise_remove()
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
55151
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
50633
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
55055
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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