CVE-2012-5517
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.
Find out more about CVE-2012-5517 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
This issue did not affect the versions of kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
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-2012:1580 | 2012-12-18 |
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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