CVE-2012-3511

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.2/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 4, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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