CVE-2012-0879

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Upstream information

CVE-2012-0879 at MITRE

Description

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 748812

SUSE Security Advisories:

SUSE-SU-2012:0616-1, published Mon, 14 May 2012 16:08:28 +0200 (CEST)

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6233
SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6230
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6230
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-desktop-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6230
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6230
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2 >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6230
SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6228
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6228
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6228
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6228
SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6229
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6229
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-man >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6229
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6229
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6234
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6231
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6235
SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6238
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6238
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-ppc64 >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64 >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ppc64-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6238
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-ppc64 >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6238
SLE 11 SP1 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP1	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-pae >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_2.6.32.59_0.3-2.5.45` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-pae >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.2.91` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-pae >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.4.2.45`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-desktop-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-desktop-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-default >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2 >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-pae-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-source >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-xen-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.3.92` `ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `ext4dev-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-7.9.59` `hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.3-0.18.16` `kernel-ec2 >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1` `kernel-ec2-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6227
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`kernel-default-extra >= 2.6.32.59-0.3.1`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6232

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