| Name | CVE-2012-4398 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.2.35-1 | low | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | squeeze | 2.6.32-48 | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |