CVE-2012-0879

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 2.6.33 - Denial of Service via CLONE_IO Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1411-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1410-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1408-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48545
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 14.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04
debian/debian_linux 6.0
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.33
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
suse/linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension 11 sp1
suse/linux_enterprise_server 11 sp1 (3 CPE variants)
Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026