CVE-2012-5375
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues
Publication date:
18/02/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation) by leveraging the ability to write to a directory important to the victim, and creating a file with a crafted name that is associated with a specific CRC32C hash value.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://crypto.junod.info/2012/12/13/hash-dos-and-btrfs/
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/13/20
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2017-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
- http://crypto.junod.info/2012/12/13/hash-dos-and-btrfs/
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/13/20
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2017-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89