CVE-2012-2133
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CVE-2012-2133 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 3.3.5 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.1 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.2 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.3 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.4 |
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