CVE-2012-4508 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2012-4508?

CVE-2012-4508 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Dec 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4508?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4508?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-4508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4508, GHSA-47f6-7g86-xcqc.