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CVE-2012-6701 (GCVE-0-2012-6701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-02 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:36
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Summary
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-06-01 00:00
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      "product_status:fixed": "448",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "40",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: AIO interface didn\u0027t use rw_verify_area() for checking mandatory locking on files and size of access",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-6701.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-01T00:26:26Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2012-6701",
      "id": "CVE-2012-6701",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:42:50Z",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "466",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2012-6701",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2012-6701.json",
      "version": "12"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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