CVE-2012-2390 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions prior to 3.4.2), specifically within the huge page memory management component (mm/hugetlb.c). This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service by performing invalid MAP_HUGETLB mmap operations, leading to excessive memory consumption or a system crash. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring local access and having a low attack complexity, but only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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