VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-0957
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Description
The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.