Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2012-1097
The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a (1) PTRACE_GETREGSET or (2) PTRACE_SETREGSET ptrace call.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.35%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 2.0 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension | 11 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.351%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2012-02-14T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-05-17T10:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-03-05 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T18:45:27 |
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