CVE-2012-4398
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Find out more about CVE-2012-4398 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enteprise MRG. Future kernel updates may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| 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 MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2012:1282 | 2012-09-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1348 | 2013-09-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0223 | 2013-02-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Tetsuo Handa for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation
