What is CVE-2012-0810?

CVE-2012-0810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2012-0810?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Linux Kernel

CVE-2012-0810

The int3 handler in the Linux kernel before 3.3 relies on a per-CPU debug stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and panic) via a crafted application that triggers certain lock contention.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Linux Foundation Kernel — versions before 3.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0810?: CVE-2012-0810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2012-0810?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.