CVE ID:	CVE-2012-4398
Description:	The __request_module function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application.
Test IDs:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72406   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.123565   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.123561
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4398 55077 http://secunia.com/advisories/55077 55361 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55361 RHSA-2013:0223 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html RHSA-2013:1348 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1348.html SUSE-SU-2015:0481 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html [linux-kernel] 20120207 [PATCH 5/5] kmod: make __request_module() killable http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1202.0/03340.html [oss-security] 20120902 CVE Request -- kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html