CVE-2012-4508

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 21, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4508: Low severity, CVSS 1.9 | Vulnix