High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6701
CVE-2012-6701
Description
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1nvdVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9nvdMailing List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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