High severity · published May 17, 2012
CVE-2012-1097
The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a (1) PTRACE_GETREGSET or (2) PTRACE_SETREGSET ptrace call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.0.24; 3.1 before 3.2.10 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
EM
Enterprise Mrg · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11; 11; 11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1097
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8e252586f8d5de906385d8cf6385fee289a825e
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
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