What is CVE-2012-3552?

CVE-2012-3552 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2012-3552 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3552?

CVE-2012-3552 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-3552?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-3552. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-3552 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3552 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2012-3552

Medium

Race condition in the IP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash) by sending packets to an application that sets socket options during the handling of network traffic.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-10-03

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2012-3552 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-3552 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f6d8bd051c391c1c0458a30b2a7abcd939329259
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/11
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853465
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-3552

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.9 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2012-10-03

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3552?

CVE-2012-3552 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2012-3552 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3552?

CVE-2012-3552 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-3552?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-3552. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-3552 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-3552 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →