CVE-2012-5375
The CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5375- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5294 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5294- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-857w-w5qw-hx3x No score
The CRC32C feature in the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1 allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-857w-w5qw-hx3x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2012-5375
CVE-2012-5375 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2012-5375- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5375 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-5375 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5375- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Linux Kernel 3.3.5 - Btrfs CRC32C feature Infinite Loop Local Denial of Service | 2012-12-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5375 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Linux Kernel, published February 18, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.8-1.
References
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2
crypto.junod.info/2012/12/13/hash-dos-and-btrfs
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c52057c698fb96f8f07e7a4bcf4801a092bda89
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/13/20
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5375
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2012-5375
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5375
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5375
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5375