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CVE-2012-2133

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled,...

4.0 Medium

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Record
CVE-2012-2133
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Record
CVE-2012-2133
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2133 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Record
EUVD-2012-2133
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj53-vvfv-7vp2 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled,...

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Record
GHSA-gj53-vvfv-7vp2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0481-1 No score

Security update for Linux kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was updated to fix a regression introduced by the previous update:

* scsi_dh_alua: Incorrect reference counting in the SCSI ALUA
  initialization code lead to system crashes on boot (bnc#858831).

As the update introducing the regression was marked security, this is also marked security even though this bug is not security relevant.

Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2133 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6, when huge pages are enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges by interacting with a hugetlbfs filesystem, as demonstrated by a umount operation that triggers improper handling of quota data.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2133
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-2.6
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 2.6.32-44, plus listed versions
2.6.32-302.6.32-30+m68k.52.6.32-312.6.32-31~bpo50+12.6.32-32
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2.6.32-332.6.32-342.6.32-34squeeze12.6.32-352.6.32-35squeeze12.6.32-35squeeze22.6.32-35~bpo50+12.6.32-362.6.32-372.6.32-382.6.32-392.6.32-39squeeze12.6.32-402.6.32-412.6.32-41squeeze22.6.32-422.6.32-43
2.6.32-44
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.14.1.el6
kernel-rt
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
mrg-rt-release
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
kernel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.34.1.el6

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In short

CVE-2012-2133 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Linux Kernel, published April 24, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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