CVE-2012-4508

Linux Kernel <3.4.16 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1519.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869904
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/25/1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 20.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published Dec 21, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026