What is CVE-2012-3511?

CVE-2012-3511 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2012-3511 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3511?

CVE-2012-3511 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-3511?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-3511 patch availability.

Is CVE-2012-3511 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3511 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2012-3511

Medium

Multiple race conditions in the madvise_remove function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via vectors involving a (1) munmap or (2) close system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-10-04

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2012-3511 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

13 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb

Exploit
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/20/13

Patch
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849734

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ab4233dd08036fe34a89c7dc6f47a8bf2eb29eb
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50633

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-3511

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-10-04

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3511?

CVE-2012-3511 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2012-3511 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3511?

CVE-2012-3511 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-3511?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-3511 patch availability.
Is CVE-2012-3511 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2012-3511 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.