CVE-2012-5374

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5374
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-02-18 11:56:38 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (extended runtime of kernel code) by creating many different files whose names are associated with the same CRC32C hash value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 3.0.35 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 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 3.4 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.4.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.5.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.7.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-1946-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Btrfs: fix hash overflow handling · torvalds/linux@9c52057 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Patch
USN-1944-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0395-1: important: kernel: fixed lo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Pascal Junod » Like a Hot Knife Through Butter af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 crypto.junod.info
USN-2017-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-1945-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - CVE-2012-5374 CVE-2012-5375 Btrfs CRC32C denial of service issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-1947-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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