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CVE-2012-4398
The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.41%
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- redhat
Description
The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- [linux-kernel] 20120207 [PATCH 5/5] kmod: make __request_module() killable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0223 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120902 CVE Request -- kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 55077 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1348 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:0481 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 55361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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