What is CVE-2012-2383?

CVE-2012-2383 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2012-2383 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2383?

CVE-2012-2383 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2383?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2383. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-2383 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2383 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2012-2383

Medium

Integer overflow in the i915_gem_execbuffer2 function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.3.5 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-06-13

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

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2012-2383 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-2383 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
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1156.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.5
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/8
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53971
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824176
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-2383

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-06-13

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2383?

CVE-2012-2383 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2012-2383 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2383?

CVE-2012-2383 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:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2383?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-2383. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-2383 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-2383 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.