CVE-2012-2373
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2012-2373 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Kernel update RHSA-2012:0743 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 did address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| 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 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0743 | 2012-06-18 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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