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CVE-2012-2133

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Published: Jul 3, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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4.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Up to 3.3.5
Version 3.3.1
Version 3.3.2
Version 3.3.3
Version 3.3.4
Version 3.3

Related CWEs

References (18)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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