NVD - CVE-2012-5517

CVE-2012-5517 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 12/21/2012

Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 1.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=08dff7b7d629807dbb1f398c68dd9cd58dd657a1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56527
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1671-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1673-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1677-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1678-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1679-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875374
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/08dff7b7d629807dbb1f398c68dd9cd58dd657a1
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5517
NVD Published Date:
12/21/2012
NVD Last Modified:
06/20/2013

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