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CVE-2012-2127

fs/proc/root.c in the procfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2 does not properly interact with CLONE_NEWPID clone system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reference leak and memory consumption) by making many connections to a daemon that uses PID namespaces to isolate clients, as demonstrated by vsftpd.

Published

2012-06-21T23:55:02.880

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.1.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.1.9 Yes
References