CVE-2012-2133

MediumCVSS 4.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.0/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 3, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2133: Medium severity, CVSS 4.0 | Vulnix