CVE-2012-3510
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-3510 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-10-03 11:02:56 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Use-after-free vulnerability in the xacct_add_tsk function in kernel/tsacct.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a taskstats TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_PID command. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.59 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.60 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.61 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.62 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.18.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| Linux Kernel 'taskstats' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- kernel: taskstats: use-after-free in xacct_add_tsk() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.osuosl.org | |
| [PATCH] xacct_add_tsk: fix pure theoretical ->mm use-after-free · torvalds/linux@f0ec1aa · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Exploit |
| Bug 849722 – CVE-2012-3510 kernel: taskstats: use-after-free in xacct_add_tsk() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Linux Kernel Use-After-Free in xacct_add_tsk() Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2012-3510 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.