What is CVE-2012-4530?

CVE-2012-4530 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2012-4530 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4530?

CVE-2012-4530 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4530?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-4530. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-4530 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4530 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2012-4530

Low

The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-02-18

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

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:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2012-4530 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-4530 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/2013-04/msg00018.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/3
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868285
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-4530

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-02-18

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4530?

CVE-2012-4530 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2012-4530 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4530?

CVE-2012-4530 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4530?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-4530. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-4530 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-4530 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →