CVE-2012-1179

Linux Kernel < 3.3 - Denial of Service via KVM Huge Page Fault Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48404
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 45.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.3
Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026