01 Record
CVE-2012-2133
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-07-03 16:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7ea686d7df9886a79f3549c3b4a20a2a55cd743ca28d76a641a384d3c5b8889f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
- www.debian.orgDSA-2469http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817430
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0616http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120424 Re: CVE Request: use after free bug in "quota" handling in hugetlb codehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/12
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
- www.securityfocus.com53233http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53233
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-hugepages-dos(75168)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75168
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029