CVE-2012-4398
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4338)
- Published
- February 18, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4338 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1202.0/03340.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1348.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55077
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55361
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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