5.5

CVE-2012-0879: canonical ubuntu_linux Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
Published 17-05-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0879 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-2469-1RHSA-2012:0481

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.47% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse3 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 6 products

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