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CVE-2012-1179

Published: May 17, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.2 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
5.2 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1179
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*3.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatkernel-0:2.6.32-220.23.1.el6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 EUS - Server OnlyRedHatkernel-0:2.6.32-131.29.1.el6*
LinuxUbuntuoneiric*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ec2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-floUbuntuupstream*
Linux-fsl-imx51Ubuntulucid*
Linux-fsl-imx51Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-goldfishUbuntusaucy*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntusaucy*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-grouperUbuntuupstream*
Linux-grouperUbuntuutopic*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntunatty*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntunatty*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-maverickUbuntulucid*
Linux-lts-backport-maverickUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-nattyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-backport-oneiricUbuntulucid*
Linux-lts-backport-oneiricUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-vividUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-maguroUbuntusaucy*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-maguroUbuntuupstream*
Linux-makoUbuntusaucy*
Linux-makoUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mantaUbuntusaucy*
Linux-mantaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-mvl-doveUbuntulucid*
Linux-mvl-doveUbuntuupstream*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntulucid*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntunatty*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuoneiric*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuprecise*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuoneiric*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuupstream*

References

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