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    CVE-2012-1179

    The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.

    Published:Mar 15, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 17, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00358
    CVSS Score:5.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48404
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a1d704194a441bf83c636004a479e01360ec850
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48404
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/15/7
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027084
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803793
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a1d704194a441bf83c636004a479e01360ec850

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High