DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2745

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2745
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2745.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2745
Upstream
Published
2012-08-09T10:29:47Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:13:45Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}