Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1146
CVE-2012-1146
Description
The mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event function in mm/memcontrol.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle multiple events that are attached to the same eventfd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by registering memory threshold events.
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Affected products
7- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
Patches
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References
10- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/07/3nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986fnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73711nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/48898nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/48964nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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