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CVE-2012-0879 Details

Description

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33	CVE	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48545	CVE	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842	CVE	Not Applicable
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1408-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1410-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1411-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9	[email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48545	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842	[email protected]	Not Applicable
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1408-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1410-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1411-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.33
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise desktop	11 sp1 11 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise high availability extension	11 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	11 sp1 11 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1::::vmware::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 31, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 23, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 17, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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