| Revision Date: | 2012-10-03 | Version: | 1 | | Title: | CVE-2012-3511 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low. | | Description: | Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call. A flaw was discovered in the madvise feature of the Linux kernel's memory subsystem. An unprivileged local use could exploit the flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the system).
| | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2012-3511
| | Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed. AND Package Information
NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.11.0-12.19').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-aws' package in trusty is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1002.2').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-flo' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.4.0-1.3').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-utopic' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-vivid' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-wily' package in trusty is not affected (note: '4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-lts-xenial' package in trusty is not affected (note: '4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-mako' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.4.0-4.25').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-manta' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.4.0-4.19').
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