CVE-2012-0879

Publication date 23 February 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Louis Rilling discovered a flaw in Linux kernel’s clone command when CLONE_IO is specified. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to cause a denial of service.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life, was pending
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-40.87
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
linux-armadaxp 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-ec2 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-344.46
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.31-612.34
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-natty 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-oneiric 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-quantal 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-raring 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life, was pending
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life, was pending
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

per Petr Matousek, “Looks like it got fixed in Linux kernel 2.6.33(-rc1)”

apw

CLONE_IO was introduced by the commit below, the bug cannot have existed before then: fadad878cc0640cc9cd5569998bf54b693f7b38b

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1410-1
    • Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability
    • 27 March 2012
    • USN-1411-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerability
    • 27 March 2012
    • USN-1408-1
    • Linux kernel (FSL-IMX51) vulnerability
    • 27 March 2012

Other references