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

References

Red Hat: CVE-2012-4398 Mitre: CVE-2012-4398 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity