kernel: AIO interface didn't use rw_verify_area() for checking mandatory locking on files and size of access
Published May 2, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.0.33
- ≥ 3.1 · < 3.2.19
- ≥ 3.3 · < 3.3.8
- ≥ 3.4 · < 3.4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-754.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-754.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1854 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | 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 affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases might address this issue. This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 as the corresponding fix is already present.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 26.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 27.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6701 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6701
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6701
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6701 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6701 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6701 |
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