Memory leak in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via invalid MAP_HUGETLB mmap operations.
CVE-2012-2390
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 40.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 13, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (14)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c50ac050811d6485616a193eb0f37bfbd191cc89
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.2
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/14
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1515-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824345
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c50ac050811d6485616a193eb0f37bfbd191cc89
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c50ac050811d6485616a193eb0f37bfbd191cc89
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/14
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1515-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1535-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824345
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c50ac050811d6485616a193eb0f37bfbd191cc89
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-2390(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc-smp (2.6.38-15.65) @ natty | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-27-highbank (3.2.0-27.43) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-24-generic-pae (3.0.0-24.40) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1416-omap4 (3.2.0-1416.22) @ precise | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-347-ec2 (2.6.32-347.52) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.38-15-server (2.6.38-15.65~lucid1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-24-generic-pae (3.0.0-24.40~lucid1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-42-lpia (2.6.32-42.95) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.9.1.el6 | 2012-09-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.0.36-rt57.66.el6rt | 2012-08-08 | 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
(8)
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.
- UbuntuUSN-1508-1LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-1515-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-1531-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1533-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1534-1LOW
Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1535-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1538-1LOW
Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1539-1LOW
Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
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