CVE-2012-1179

The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html - () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html -
References () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 - () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/48404 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/48404 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a1d704194a441bf83c636004a479e01360ec850 - () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a1d704194a441bf83c636004a479e01360ec850 -

Information

Published : 2012-05-17 11:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:36


NVD link : CVE-2012-1179

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1179

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1179


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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