CVE-2012-6647

NameCVE-2012-6647
DescriptionThe futex_wait_requeue_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.1 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FUTEX_WAIT_REQUEUE_PI command.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
sid, trixie6.11.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)3.2.29-1
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze2.6.32-47
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

Upstream fix: https://git.kernel.org/linus/6f7b0a2a5c0fb03be7c25bd1745baa50582348ef
Introduced in https://git.kernel.org/linus/52400ba946759af28442dee6265c5c0180ac7122

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