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CVE-2012-2133

kernel: use after free bug in "quota" handling

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Una vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a la v3.3.6, cuando 'huge pages' está habilitado, permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (caída del sistema) o posiblemente obtener privilegios mediante la interacción con un sistema de archivos hugetlbfs, tal y como lo demuestra una operación de umount que provoca un manejo inadecuado de los datos de cuota.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-04-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-05-11 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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<= 3.3.5
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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3.3
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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3.3.1
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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3.3.2
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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3.3.3
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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3.3.4
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