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cveRedhatCVE-2012-2745
HistoryAug 09, 2012 - 10:29 a.m.

CVE-2012-2745

2012-08-0910:29:47
CWE-119
redhat
web.nvd.nist.gov
53
cve-2012-2745
linux kernel
denial of service
panic
fork system call

CVSS2

4.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

10.1%

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.3.1
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc1
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc2
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc3
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc4
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc5
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc6
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch3.3rc7
VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc7::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc5::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc4::
linuxlinux_kernelcpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel::::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2::
linuxlinux_kernel3.3cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc6::

CVSS2

4.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

10.1%