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CVE-2012-2745 Details

Description

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50633	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50853	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50961	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33	CVE	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50633	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50853	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50961	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 3.3.1 3.3 3.3 rc1 3.3 rc2 3.3 rc3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc5:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc6:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc7:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

<= 3.3.1

3.3

3.3 rc1

3.3 rc2

3.3 rc3

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 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]
Aug 9, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]