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CVE-2012-2373

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Published: Aug 9, 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

The Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition.

Affected (12)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
Up to 3.4.4
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4.1
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4.2
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4.3
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc1
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc2
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc3
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc4
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc5
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc6
Linux Kernel
Version 3.4 rc7

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (16)

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Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

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