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High
CVE-2012-6701
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.