CVE-2012-5517

kernel: mm/hotplug: failure in propagating hot-added memory to other nodes

Published Dec 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5409 The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.
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History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 21, 2012, 11:47 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 1, 2012, 12:00 AM