CVE-2012-1179
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.
Find out more about CVE-2012-1179 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1) (kernel) | RHSA-2012:1042 | 2012-06-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0743 | 2012-06-18 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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