What is CVE-2012-0957?

CVE-2012-0957 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2012-0957 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0957?

CVE-2012-0957 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-0957?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-0957 patch availability.

Is CVE-2012-0957 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0957 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2012-0957

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-12-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-16

CVE-2012-0957 is classified as CWE-16

See CWE-16 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-0957

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-12-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0957?

CVE-2012-0957 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2012-0957 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0957?

CVE-2012-0957 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-0957?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-0957 patch availability.
Is CVE-2012-0957 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2012-0957 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.