CVE - CVE-2012-3511

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3511	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:50633 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50633 MISC:50732 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 MISC:55055 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55055 MISC:55151 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55151 MISC:USN-1529-1 URL:http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 MISC:USN-1567-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1 MISC:USN-1572-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1 MISC:USN-1577-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20120820 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: mm: use-after-free in madvise_remove() URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/13 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120614	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120614)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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