What is CVE-2012-0810?

CVE-2012-0810 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-2012-0810 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0810?

CVE-2012-0810 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-2012-0810?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-0810. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-0810 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0810 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-2012-0810

Medium

The int3 handler in the Linux kernel before 3.3 relies on a per-CPU debug stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and panic) via a crafted application that triggers certain lock contention.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-02-12

Last modified 2024-11-21

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-2012-0810 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-2012-0810 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=794557

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit/?id=bcf6b1d78c0bde228929c388978ed3af9a623463
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit/?id=e5d4e1c3ccee18c68f23d62ba77bda26e893d4f0
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-0810

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-02-12

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0810?

CVE-2012-0810 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-2012-0810 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0810?

CVE-2012-0810 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-2012-0810?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-0810. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-0810 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-0810 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 →