CVE-2012-1146
Description
The mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event function in mm/memcontrol.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle multiple events that are attached to the same eventfd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by registering memory threshold events.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.10 | |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| fedora | 16 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/07/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73711
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/07/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73711
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.