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CVE-2012-2133: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2133
Published 03-07-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2133 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-2469-1RHSA-2012:1426RHSA-2012:1491RHSA-2013:0741

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu14 products
  • linux< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
  • linux-flo< 3.4.0-1.3 | < 3.4.0-5.22
  • linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
  • linux-goldfish< 3.4.0-1.9 | < 3.4.0-4.27
Linux1 product

2 vendors · 15 products

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