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Unscored RHSA-2012:1540 6 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 33

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-debug 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-debug-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-debug-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-debuginfo-common 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-doc 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-headers 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-PAE 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-PAE-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-PAE-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-xen 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-xen-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client kernel-xen-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-debug 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-debug-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-debug-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-debuginfo-common 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-doc 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-headers 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-kdump 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-kdump-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-kdump-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-PAE 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-PAE-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-PAE-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-xen 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-xen-debuginfo 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server kernel-xen-devel 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5

Vulnerabilities 6

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-2372

    The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Lin…

    linux Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-3552

    Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial o…

    linux Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-4508

    Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive informatio…

    linux Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-4535

    Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (…

    xen Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-4537

    Xen 3.4 through 4.2, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly synchronize the p2m and m2p tables when the set_p…

    xen Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2012-5513

    The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV gu…

    xen Debian

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822754
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853465
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869904
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870086
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870101
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874973
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877391
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1540.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2372
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2372
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2372
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3552
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3552
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3552
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4508
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4508
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4508
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4535
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4535
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4535
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4537
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4537
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4537
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5513
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5513