kernel: mm/hotplug: failure in propagating hot-added memory to other nodes
Published Dec 21, 2012
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.7
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
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- 3.0
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- 3.0
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- 3.1
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- 3.4.24
- 3.5.1
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- 3.5.3
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- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-279.19.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.19.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1580 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This issue did not affect the versions of kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=08dff7b7d629807dbb1f398c68dd9cd58dd657a1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.6.bz2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56527 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1671-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1673-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1677-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1678-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1679-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5517 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875374 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/08dff7b7d629807dbb1f398c68dd9cd58dd657a1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5517
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5517
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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