NULL pointer dereference in Linux Linux_kernel
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 unspec…
EPSS: 0.001 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 4.0
- Redhat 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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- RHSA-2012:0531 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2012:0554 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 48898 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- RHSA-2012:0481 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20120305 CVE-2012-1097 kernel: regset: Prevent null pointer reference on readonly regsets (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- 48964 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2012:0616 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1097?
- CVE-2012-1097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2012-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1097?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.