kernel: denial of service [LWN.net]

Package(s):

kernel

CVE #(s):

CVE-2012-5517

Created:

December 19, 2012

Updated:

December 20, 2012

Description:

From the Red Hat advisory:

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way a new node's hot added memory was propagated to other nodes' zonelists. By utilizing this newly added memory from one of the remaining nodes, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.

Alerts:

Red Hat	RHSA-2012:1580-01	2012-12-18
CentOS	CESA-2012:1580	2012-12-19
Scientific Linux	SL-kern-20121219	2012-12-19
Ubuntu	USN-1669-1	2012-12-18
Ubuntu	USN-1671-1	2012-12-18
Ubuntu	USN-1670-1	2012-12-18
Ubuntu	USN-1673-1	2012-12-18
Oracle	ELSA-2012-1580	2012-12-19
Oracle	ELSA-2012-2047	2012-12-20
Oracle	ELSA-2012-2047	2012-12-20
Ubuntu	USN-1677-1	2012-12-20
Ubuntu	USN-1678-1	2012-12-20
Ubuntu	USN-1679-1	2012-12-20
Ubuntu	USN-1704-1	2013-01-22
Ubuntu	USN-1704-2	2013-02-01
Oracle	ELSA-2013-2507	2013-02-28

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