CVE-2012-5517

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…

published December 21, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00387 · 31.6th percentile
Published
2012-12-21T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 DEC 11:00Z
    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…
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