CVE-2012-1146 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.2.10, including Fedora and SUSE distributions. This flaw, a NULL pointer dereference in the mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event function, allows local users to crash the system by registering multiple memory threshold events to the same eventfd. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low attack complexity to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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