CVE-2012-3510

Publication date 3 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the xacct_add_tsk function in kernel/tsacct.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a taskstats TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_PID command.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-armadaxp 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
linux-ec2 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-linaro-omap 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-linaro-shared 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-linaro-vexpress 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-natty 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-oneiric 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-qcm-msm 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

linux-armadaxp is maintained by OEM

sbeattie

introduced by 9acc1853519a0473620d424105f9d49ea5b4e62e and only if TASK_XACCT is enabled.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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