CVE-2012-1601: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1601 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 17-05-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by making a KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu14 products
- linux< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- linux-flo< 3.4.0-1.3 | < 3.4.0-5.22
- linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
- linux-goldfish< 3.4.0-1.9 | < 3.4.0-4.27
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.3.5
2 vendors · 15 products
References
25 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c895160d25a76c21b65bad141b08e8d4f99afefX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSE
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=808199X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6X Refsource CONFIRM