CVE-2012-3375

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

4.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

The epoll_ctl system call in fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 does not properly handle ELOOP errors in EPOLL_CTL_ADD operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that attempts to create a circular epoll dependency. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1083.

Affected (67)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

67 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.2.23
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.23
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.24
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.26
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.27
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.28
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.29
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.30
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.31
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.32
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.33
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.34
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.1.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.2.9