CVE-2012-3511

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3511
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-04 03:28:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.0.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.1.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.2.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.3.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-1529-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA50633 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-1577-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
mm: Hold a file reference in madvise_remove · torvalds/linux@9ab4233 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit
Bug 849734 – CVE-2012-3511 kernel: mm: use-after-free in madvise_remove() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-1572-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- kernel: mm: use-after-free in madvise_remove() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
USN-1567-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Linux Kernel 'madvise_remove()' Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2012-3511 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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