CVE-2012-4508

kernel: ext4: AIO vs fallocate stale data exposure

Published Dec 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2668-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4437 Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1644-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1645-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1671-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1673-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1704-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1719-1 Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1720-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1726-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1899-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1900-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 21, 2012, 11:47 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 23, 2012, 12:00 AM