What is CVE-2012-4467?

CVE-2012-4467 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10. CVE-2012-4467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4467?

CVE-2012-4467 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4467?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-4467. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-4467 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2012-4467

Medium

The (1) do_siocgstamp and (2) do_siocgstampns functions in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 use an incorrect argument order, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-10-10

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.6

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:C/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2012-4467 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-4467 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.4
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/2
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55785
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-4467

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-10-10

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4467?

CVE-2012-4467 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10 . CVE-2012-4467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4467?

CVE-2012-4467 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4467?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-4467. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-4467 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-4467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.