CVE-2012-3400
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Statement
This issue does affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security
impact. A future kernel updates may address this issue. For additional
information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification:
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:1426 | 2012-11-06 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2012:1491 | 2012-12-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0594 | 2013-03-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Will not fix |
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