CVE-2012-4542
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Statement
This issue does affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Due to the lack of upstream patches and the Moderate impact, we are not planning to address this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2013:0579 | 2013-02-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.2 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0882 | 2013-05-30 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2013:0622 | 2013-03-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0496 | 2013-02-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.3 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0928 | 2013-06-11 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Paolo Bonzini of Red Hat.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation
