What is CVE-2012-2137?

CVE-2012-2137 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2012-2137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2137?

CVE-2012-2137 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2137?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2137. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-2137 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2012-2137

Medium

Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irq_comm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI), irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the setup_routing_entry function before invoking the kvm_set_irq function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-01-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2012-2137 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-2137 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50952

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50961

Broken Link
Ubuntu
http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/PATCH-Oneiric-CVE-2012-2137-KVM-Fix-buffer-overflow-in-kvm-set-irq-td4990566.html

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1607-1

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54063

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1594-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1609-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816151

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-2137

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-01-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2137?

CVE-2012-2137 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2012-2137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2137?

CVE-2012-2137 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2137?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2137. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-2137 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-2137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →