VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-0879
The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise high availability extension · suse/linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48545Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842Not Applicable
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1408-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1410-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1411-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48545Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48842Not Applicable
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.