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CVE-2012-4398

Public on 2013-02-18
Modified on 2014-09-16
Description

The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-03-02 16:54 ALAS-2013-166
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-10-16 20:53 ALAS-2013-233

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C