What is CVE-2012-1090?

CVE-2012-1090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2012-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2012-1090?

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

Improper input validation in Linux Kernel

CVE-2012-1090

The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2012-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension — versions 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10 (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/48964 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secunia.com/advisories/48842 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1090?: CVE-2012-1090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2012-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2012-1090?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.