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CVE-2012-0058

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 3.2.2 — fixed in 3.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 3.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428

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