CVE-2012-0028
Linux Kernel < 2.6.28 - Denial of Service or Privilege Escalation via Robust Futex Handling
Title source: llmDescription
The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771764
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/1
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
Scores
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
40.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (50)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.7
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.8
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.27.9
... and 40 more
Published
Jun 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026