The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-5409 | The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1669-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1670-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1671-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1673-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1677-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1678-1 | Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1679-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1704-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.234Z
Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-5517
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-12-21T11:47:36.830
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-5517
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN