CVE-2012-3375

The epoll_ctl system call in fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 does not properly handle ELOOP errors in EPOLL_CTL_ADD operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that attempts to create a circular epoll dependency. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1083.

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 61th percentile

Published

2012-10-03

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19605

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-3363
• CVE-2012-3383
• CVE-2012-3351
• CVE-2012-3384
• CVE-2012-3350
• CVE-2012-3385