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CVE-2012-3511 Detail

Description

Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.


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Evaluator Impact

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/13 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55151
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734 Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb Exploit 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3511
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2012
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.