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he Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition.
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| References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626 - | |
| References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 - | |
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html - | |
| References | () http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 - | |
| References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 - | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/18/11 - | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822821 - | |
| References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26c191788f18129af0eb32a358cdaea0c7479626 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-08-09 10:29
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2012-2373
Mitre link : CVE-2012-2373
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2373
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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')