CVE-2012-4508

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

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.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 869904: kernel: ext4: AIO vs fallocate stale data exposure
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2012-4508

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

4.9

1.9

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Medium

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

Complete

Partial

Integrity Impact

None

None

Availability Impact

None

None

CVSS v2 Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Theodore Ts'o for reporting this issue.

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