CVE-2012-3510

kernel: taskstats: use-after-free in xacct_add_tsk()

Published Oct 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3465 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 3, 2012, 11:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 30, 2006, 12:00 AM