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CVE-2012-4398
Published: Feb 18, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[linux-kernel] 20120207 [PATCH 5/5] kmod: make __request_module() killable
mailing-list
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RHSA-2013:0223
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20120902 CVE Request -- kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
55077
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2013:1348
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SU-2015:0481
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2015:0566
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474
x_refsource_CONFIRM
55361
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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