CVE-2012-0058 (GCVE-0-2012-0058)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-17 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:09
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-01-17 00:00
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