Name: CVE-2012-6701: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-6701, CWE-190, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00354

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade kernel	Aug 28, 2019	May 2, 2016
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	Jul 2, 2018
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade kernel	Jun 26, 2018	May 2, 2016
Redhat_linux	—	No solution existsUpgrade kernel	Jun 20, 2018	May 2, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-armadaxpUpgrade linux-ti-omap4Upgrade linux	Nov 19, 2024	May 2, 2016

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CVSS Details

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