Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's __request_module Function

CVE-2012-4398 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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