Resource exhaustion in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2012-0879
The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.000 (14.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 6.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- RHSA-2012:0531 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- USN-1408-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20120223 Re: CVE request -- kernel: block: CLONE_IO io_context refcounting issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 1027086 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-2469 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- RHSA-2012:0481 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- SUSE-SU-2012:0616 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 48545 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0879?
- CVE-2012-0879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2012-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2012-0879?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.