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CVE-2012-5375

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)…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.8
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4

Weakness classification

CWE-310

References