What is CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2012-6701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-6701?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-6701. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-6701 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2012-6701

High

Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-05-02

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-190

CVE-2012-6701 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-6701 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-3.4.1

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9

Mailing List
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288

Issue Tracking
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-6701

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-05-02

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2012-6701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-6701?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-6701. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-6701 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-6701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. View CWE-190 on MITRE CWE →