Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2012-4542
block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html (vendor-advisory)
- oss.oracle.com/git/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4542?
- CVE-2012-4542 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-02-28.
- Is CVE-2012-4542 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.