CVE-2012-0058

Published: 17 May 2012

The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.

Notes

Author	Note
mdeslaur	introduced in 080d676de095 ("aio: allocate kiocbs in batches")

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Not vulnerable
	oneiric	Not vulnerable
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.2.0-12.20)
	quantal	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-1.1)
	saucy	Not vulnerable (3.9.0-0.2)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (3.11.0-12.19)
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.13.0-24.46)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.16.0-23.31)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.19.0-15.15)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.2.0-16.19)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-21.37)
	zesty	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-22.24)
	Patches: Introduced by 080d676de095a14ecba14c0b9a91acb5bbb634df Fixed by 69e4747ee9727d660b88d7e1efe0f4afcb35db1b
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1002.2)
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1001.10)
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.3])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.10)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.15)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.18)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.22)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.15)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1003.3)
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.9])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-3.14)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.23)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.24)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.27)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.27)
	zesty	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-4.27)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Ignored (end of life)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-3.21])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.28)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.34)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.37)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-7.40)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-5.34)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-4.19])
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.25)
	vivid	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-6.29)
	wily	Not vulnerable (3.4.0-7.32)
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Ignored (end of life)
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Not vulnerable (4.2.0-1008.12)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.2.0-1013.19)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1009.10)
	zesty	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-1013.15)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1012.12)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1012.12)
	zesty	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1029.32)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Not vulnerable
	oneiric	Not vulnerable
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.2.0-1406.8)
	quantal	Not vulnerable
	saucy	Not vulnerable (3.5.0-223.34)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.3~rc1)
	utopic	Does not exist
	vivid	Does not exist
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
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

Bugs

https://launchpad.net/bugs/927892

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