CVE-2012-0028

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 21 Jun 2012, 23:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 18:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Jun 2012, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 18:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.27.62 | 2.6.27 | 2.6.27.1 | 2.6.27.2 | 2.6.27.3 | 2.6.27.4 | 2.6.27.5 | 2.6.27.6 | 2.6.27.7 | 2.6.27.8 | 2.6.27.9 | 2.6.27.10 | 2.6.27.11 | 2.6.27.12 | 2.6.27.13 | 2.6.27.14 | 2.6.27.15 | 2.6.27.16 | 2.6.27.17 | 2.6.27.18 | 2.6.27.19 | 2.6.27.20 | 2.6.27.21 | 2.6.27.22 | 2.6.27.23 | 2.6.27.24 | 2.6.27.25 | 2.6.27.26 | 2.6.27.27 | 2.6.27.28 | 2.6.27.29 | 2.6.27.30 | 2.6.27.31 | 2.6.27.32 | 2.6.27.33 | 2.6.27.34 | 2.6.27.35 | 2.6.27.36 | 2.6.27.37 | 2.6.27.38 | 2.6.27.39 | 2.6.27.40 | 2.6.27.41 | 2.6.27.42 | 2.6.27.43 | 2.6.27.44 | 2.6.27.45 | 2.6.27.46 | 2.6.27.47 | 2.6.27.48 | 2.6.27.49 | 2.6.27.50 | 2.6.27.51 | 2.6.27.52 | 2.6.27.53 | 2.6.27.54 | 2.6.27.55 | 2.6.27.56 | 2.6.27.57 | 2.6.27.58 | 2.6.27.59 | 2.6.27.60 | 2.6.27.61

References (5)