| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-78051 | ||||||
| Published: | 2012-08-26 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2012-08-26 | ||||||
| Summary: | Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference when handling deletion of directory hierarchies. By executing "rm -rf" on a large directory hierarchy, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the kernel to crash. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) 3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Denial of Service | ||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: SA50421 Linux Kernel Two Vulnerabilities Source: CCN Type: The Linux Kernel Archives Web site Linux Kernel ChangeLog-3.4.10 Source: CCN Type: BID-55248 Linux Kernel 'rm -rf' NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN kernel-directory-dos(78051) | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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