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Tracker / CVE-2012-2373

CVE-2012-2373

Medium 4.0

The Linux kernel before 3.4.5 on the x86 platform, when Physical Address Extension (PAE) is enabled, does not properly use the Page Middle Directory (PMD), which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that triggers a race condition.

Affected products and versions

linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel · … → 3.4.4

Analysis

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