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CVE-2012-3511

Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial

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Summary

Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 13

ubuntu.com

kernel.org

secunia.com

git.kernel.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux

openwall.com

securityfocus.com