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TI-2012-02118 Aliases CVE-2012-2390GHSA-h487-53rw-hpv4

Memory leak in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.2 allows local users to cause…

Priority LOW 23CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory leak in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via invalid MAP_HUGETLB mmap operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00519 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.4.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4 rc7VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:1304 Released 2012-09-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
  • RHSA-2012:1150 Released 2012-08-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-3.0.36-rt57.66.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-3.0.36-rt57.66.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.0.36-rt57.66.el6rt +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1304
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:1150
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2390
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h487-53rw-hpv4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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