CVE-2012-5517

Linux Kernel < 3.6 - Denial of Service via Memory Hot-Add

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1679-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1673-1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/11
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1678-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56527
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1671-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1677-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875374

Scores

EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 31.5%

Details

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