CVE-2012-3511

Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.

🔗 References (26)

• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50633
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50732
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/55055
• secalert@redhathttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/13
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55151
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734
• secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/50633