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CVE-2012-2373

CVE information

Published

11 years ago

Last Modified

1 year ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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Description

The Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
4/10
Exploit Score
1.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  Yes
- -

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