Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.
CVE-2012-2133
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 26.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/12
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53233
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817430
- secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75168
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=90481622d75715bfcb68501280a917dbfe516029
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/12
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53233
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-2133(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-1211-omap4 (3.0.0-1211.23) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.38-15-server (2.6.38-15.60~lucid1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-21-powerpc (3.0.0-21.35) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic (3.2.0-25.40) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-21-server (3.0.0-21.35~lucid1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-345-ec2 (2.6.32-345.49) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-41-lpia (2.6.32-41.90) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1414-omap4 (3.2.0-1414.19) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc-smp (2.6.38-15.60) @ natty | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6 | 2013-04-16 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt | 2012-12-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6 | 2012-11-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2012:1491MODERATE2012-03-22
RHSA-2012:1491 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0741MODERATE2012-03-22
RHSA-2013:0741 — Moderate
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- UbuntuUSN-1471-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-1472-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-1473-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-1474-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-1476-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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