BID:55361

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Info

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	55361
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-4398
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Aug 31 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:18AM
Credit:	Tetsuo Handa
Vulnerable:	Thomas Lange Fully Automated Installation 3.1.2 SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Unsupported Extras 11 Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2 Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Linux kernel 2.5.69 Linux kernel 2.5.68 Linux kernel 2.5.67 Linux kernel 2.5.66 Linux kernel 2.5.65 Linux kernel 2.5.64 Linux kernel 2.5.63 Linux kernel 2.5.62 Linux kernel 2.5.61 Linux kernel 2.5.60 Linux kernel 2.5.59 Linux kernel 2.5.58 Linux kernel 2.5.57 Linux kernel 2.5.56 Linux kernel 2.5.55 Linux kernel 2.5.54 Linux kernel 2.5.53 Linux kernel 2.5.52 Linux kernel 2.5.51 Linux kernel 2.5.50 Linux kernel 2.5.49 Linux kernel 2.5.48 Linux kernel 2.5.47 Linux kernel 2.5.46 Linux kernel 2.5.45 Linux kernel 2.5.44 Linux kernel 2.5.43 Linux kernel 2.5.42 Linux kernel 2.5.41 Linux kernel 2.5.40 Linux kernel 2.5.39 Linux kernel 2.5.38 Linux kernel 2.5.37 Linux kernel 2.5.36 Linux kernel 2.5.35 Linux kernel 2.5.34 Linux kernel 2.5.33 Linux kernel 2.5.32 Linux kernel 2.5.31 Linux kernel 2.5.30 Linux kernel 2.5.29 Linux kernel 2.5.28 Linux kernel 2.5.27 Linux kernel 2.5.26 Linux kernel 2.5.25 Linux kernel 2.5.24 Linux kernel 2.5.23 Linux kernel 2.5.22 Linux kernel 2.5.21 Linux kernel 2.5.20 Linux kernel 2.5.19 Linux kernel 2.5.18 Linux kernel 2.5.17 Linux kernel 2.5.16 Linux kernel 2.5.15 Linux kernel 2.5.14 Linux kernel 2.5.13 Linux kernel 2.5.12 Linux kernel 2.5.11 Linux kernel 2.5.10 Linux kernel 2.5.9 Linux kernel 2.5.8 Linux kernel 2.5.7 Linux kernel 2.5.6 Linux kernel 2.5.5 Linux kernel 2.5.4 Linux kernel 2.5.3 Linux kernel 2.5.2 Linux kernel 2.5.1 Linux kernel 2.5 .0 Linux kernel 2.4.37 1 Linux kernel 2.4.37 .9 Linux kernel 2.4.37 .8 Linux kernel 2.4.37 .7 Linux kernel 2.4.37 .6 Linux kernel 2.4.37 .5 Linux kernel 2.4.37 -rc1 Linux kernel 2.4.37 Linux kernel 2.4.36 .8 Linux kernel 2.4.36 .7 Linux kernel 2.4.36 .5 Linux kernel 2.4.36 .4 Linux kernel 2.4.36 .1 Linux kernel 2.4.36 Linux kernel 2.4.35 .3 Linux kernel 2.4.35 .2 Linux kernel 2.4.35 Linux kernel 2.4.34 rc3 Linux kernel 2.4.34 .2 Linux kernel 2.4.34 .1 Linux kernel 2.4.34 Linux kernel 2.4.33 2 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .7 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .6 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .6 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .3 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .3 Linux kernel 2.4.33 .1 Linux kernel 2.4.33 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.33 Linux kernel 2.4.32 -pre2 Linux kernel 2.4.32 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.32 Linux kernel 2.4.31 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.31 Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc3 Linux kernel 2.4.30 rc2 Linux kernel 2.4.30 Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc2 Linux kernel 2.4.29 -rc1 Linux kernel 2.4.29 Linux kernel 2.4.28 Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre5 Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre4 Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre3 Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre2 Linux kernel 2.4.27 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.27 Linux kernel 2.4.26 Linux kernel 2.4.25 Linux kernel 2.4.24 -ow1 Linux kernel 2.4.24 Linux kernel 2.4.23 -pre9 Linux kernel 2.4.23 -ow2 Linux kernel 2.4.23 Linux kernel 2.4.22 -pre10 Linux kernel 2.4.22 Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre7 Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre4 Linux kernel 2.4.21 pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.21 + Conectiva Linux 9.0 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 + Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 + RedHat Desktop 3.0 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 + SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Linux kernel 2.4.20 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre6 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre5 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre4 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre3 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre2 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.19 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-9 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-8 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-7 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-6 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-5 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-4 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-3 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-2 Linux kernel 2.4.18 pre-1 Linux kernel 2.4.18 x86 Linux kernel 2.4.18 Linux kernel 2.4.17 Linux kernel 2.4.16 Linux kernel 2.4.15 Linux kernel 2.4.14 Linux kernel 2.4.13 Linux kernel 2.4.12 + Conectiva Linux 7.0 Linux kernel 2.4.11 pre-3 Linux kernel 2.4.11 Linux kernel 2.4.10 Linux kernel 2.4.9 Linux kernel 2.4.8 Linux kernel 2.4.7 Linux kernel 2.4.6 Linux kernel 2.4.5 + Slackware Linux 8.0 Linux kernel 2.4.4 Linux kernel 2.4.3 -pre3 Linux kernel 2.4.3 Linux kernel 2.4.2 Linux kernel 2.4.1 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test9 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test8 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test7 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test6 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test5 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test4 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test3 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test2 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test12 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test11 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test10 Linux kernel 2.4 .0-test1 Linux kernel 2.4 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre9 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre8 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre7 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre6 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre5 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre4 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre3 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre2 Linux kernel 2.3.99 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.3.99 Linux kernel 2.3.51 Linux kernel 2.3.50 Linux kernel 2.3.49 Linux kernel 2.3.48 Linux kernel 2.3.47 Linux kernel 2.3.46 Linux kernel 2.3.45 Linux kernel 2.3.44 Linux kernel 2.3.43 Linux kernel 2.3.42 Linux kernel 2.3.41 Linux kernel 2.3.40 Linux kernel 2.3.39 Linux kernel 2.3.38 Linux kernel 2.3.37 Linux kernel 2.3.36 Linux kernel 2.3.35 Linux kernel 2.3.34 Linux kernel 2.3.33 Linux kernel 2.3.32 Linux kernel 2.3.31 Linux kernel 2.3.30 Linux kernel 2.3.29 Linux kernel 2.3.28 Linux kernel 2.3.27 Linux kernel 2.3.26 Linux kernel 2.3.25 Linux kernel 2.3.24 Linux kernel 2.3.23 Linux kernel 2.3.22 Linux kernel 2.3.21 Linux kernel 2.3.20 Linux kernel 2.3.19 Linux kernel 2.3.18 Linux kernel 2.3.17 Linux kernel 2.3.16 Linux kernel 2.3.15 Linux kernel 2.3.14 Linux kernel 2.3.13 Linux kernel 2.3.12 Linux kernel 2.3.11 Linux kernel 2.3.10 Linux kernel 2.3.9 Linux kernel 2.3.8 Linux kernel 2.3.7 Linux kernel 2.3.6 Linux kernel 2.3.5 Linux kernel 2.3.4 Linux kernel 2.3.3 Linux kernel 2.3.2 Linux kernel 2.3.1 Linux kernel 2.3 .x Linux kernel 2.3 Linux kernel 2.2.27 pre2 Linux kernel 2.2.27 pre1 Linux kernel 2.2.27 -rc2 Linux kernel 2.2.27 -rc1 Linux kernel 2.2.26 Linux kernel 2.2.25 Linux kernel 2.2.24 rc5 Linux kernel 2.2.24 rc4 Linux kernel 2.2.24 rc3 Linux kernel 2.2.24 rc2 Linux kernel 2.2.24 Linux kernel 2.2.23 rc2 Linux kernel 2.2.23 rc1 Linux kernel 2.2.23 Linux kernel 2.2.22 rc3 Linux kernel 2.2.22 rc2 Linux kernel 2.2.22 rc1 Linux kernel 2.2.22 Linux kernel 2.2.21 rc4 Linux kernel 2.2.21 rc3 Linux kernel 2.2.21 rc2 Linux kernel 2.2.21 rc1 Linux kernel 2.2.21 pre4 Linux kernel 2.2.21 pre3 Linux kernel 2.2.21 pre2 Linux kernel 2.2.21 pre1 Linux kernel 2.2.21 Linux kernel 2.2.20 Linux kernel 2.2.19 Linux kernel 2.2.17 pre14 Linux kernel 2.2.17 Linux kernel 2.2.16 pre6 Linux kernel 2.2.16 pre5 Linux kernel 2.2.16 Linux kernel 2.2.15 pre20 Linux kernel 2.2.15 pre16 Linux kernel 2.2.15 Linux kernel 2.2.14 + Red Hat Linux 6.2 + SCO eDesktop 2.4 + SCO eServer 2.3.1 + Sun Cobalt RaQ 4 Linux kernel 2.2.13 pre15 Linux kernel 2.2.13 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4 + S.u.S.E. Linux 6.3 Linux kernel 2.2.12 Linux kernel 2.2.11 Linux kernel 2.2.10 Linux kernel 2.2.9 Linux kernel 2.2.8 Linux kernel 2.2.7 Linux kernel 2.2.6 Linux kernel 2.2.5 Linux kernel 2.2.4 rc1 Linux kernel 2.2.4 Linux kernel 2.2.3 Linux kernel 2.2.2 Linux kernel 2.2.1 Linux kernel 2.2 .x Linux kernel 2.2 Linux kernel 2.1.132 Linux kernel 2.1.89 Linux kernel 2.1 .x Linux kernel 2.1 Linux kernel 2.0.39 Linux kernel 2.0.38 Linux kernel 2.0.37 Linux kernel 2.0.36 Linux kernel 2.0.35 Linux kernel 2.0.34 Linux kernel 2.0.33 Linux kernel 2.0.32 Linux kernel 2.0.31 Linux kernel 2.0.30 Linux kernel 2.0.29 Linux kernel 2.0.28 Linux kernel 2.0.27 Linux kernel 2.0.26 Linux kernel 2.0.25 Linux kernel 2.0.24 Linux kernel 2.0.23 Linux kernel 2.0.21 Linux kernel 2.0.20 Linux kernel 2.0.19 Linux kernel 2.0.18 Linux kernel 2.0.17 Linux kernel 2.0.16 Linux kernel 2.0.15 Linux kernel 2.0.14 Linux kernel 2.0.13 Linux kernel 2.0.12 Linux kernel 2.0.11 Linux kernel 2.0.10 Linux kernel 2.0.9 Linux kernel 2.0.8 Linux kernel 2.0.7 Linux kernel 2.0.6 Linux kernel 2.0.5 Linux kernel 2.0.4 Linux kernel 2.0.3 Linux kernel 2.0.2 Linux kernel 2.0.1 Linux kernel 2.0 .x Linux kernel 2.0 Linux kernel 2.4.36.9 Linux kernel 2.4.36.6 Linux kernel 2.4.34.6 Linux kernel 2.4.34.5 Linux kernel 2.4.34.3 Linux kernel 2.4.33.5 Linux kernel 2.4.33.4 Leif M. 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Discussion

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to exhaust available memory, creating a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Linux Kernel 'request_module() OOM' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

Linux kernel Homepage (kernel.org)