VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-0028

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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