CVE-2012-2373 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions prior to 3.4.5 on x86 systems with Physical Address Extension (PAE) enabled. This flaw arises from improper Page Middle Directory (PMD) usage, allowing a local attacker to trigger a system panic through a crafted application that exploits a race condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity with local access and high attack complexity required to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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