CVE-2012-2133 in Kernel
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.
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Reservation
04/04/2012
Disclosure
07/03/2012
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5384 | Linux Kernel Hugepages Quota resource management | 399 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2012-2133 |