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CVE-2012-2745

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
09/08/2012
Last modified:
13/02/2023

Description

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.70 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
4.70
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.3.1 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

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