CVE-2012-3400

high
Published 2012-10-03 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.6
VIR risk
7.6

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the udf_load_logicalvol function in fs/udf/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UDF filesystem.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3400

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
linux linux-kernelaffected3.0.37
ubuntu ubuntu10.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu11.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.2.23-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.2.23-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.2.23-1
debian debiansidfixed3.2.23-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.2.23-1

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.