Tracker / CVE-2012-4398
CVE-2012-4398
Medium 4.9
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.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.4 |
Analysis
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