CVE-2012-5374
The CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (extended runtime of kernel code) by creating many different files
02 Description
The CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (extended runtime of kernel code) by creating many different files
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
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.1% 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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2013-02-18 11:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-10-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- 7ca20e3599cee447c3f9f10562a9041d27da8d38783605aa43e8b089a9428c2e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
- crypto.junod.infohttp://crypto.junod.info/2012/12/13/hash-dos-and-btrfs/
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0395http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1944-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1945-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2017-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2017-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1947-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20121213 CVE-2012-5374 CVE-2012-5375 Btrfs CRC32C denial of service issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/13/20
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1946-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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