What is CVE-2012-0058?

CVE-2012-0058 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2012-0058 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0058?

CVE-2012-0058 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-0058?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-0058. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-0058 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0058 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2012-0058

Medium

The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-05-17

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2012-0058 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-0058 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-0058

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2012-05-17

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0058?

CVE-2012-0058 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2012-0058 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0058?

CVE-2012-0058 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-0058?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-0058. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-0058 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-0058 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →