CVE-2012-4398
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4398 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-02-18 04:41:50 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.0.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.44 | 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 | 3.2.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.30 | 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 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | rc7 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| 853474 – (CVE-2012-4398) CVE-2012-4398 kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Linux-Kernel Archive: [PATCH 5/5] kmod: make __request_module() killable | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.indiana.edu | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0566-1: important: kernel update fo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - CVE Request -- kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Patch |
| Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.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.