CVE-2012-1179

Published May 17, 2012

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.2
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 4.4
Vector string: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "7DA95FF4-881D-44C4-B6A9-6B6A6DECCC18",
            "versionEndIncluding": "3.3"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References