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CVE-2012-2313

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2313 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's dl2k.c driver, specifically affecting the rio_ioctl function, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an unrestricted SIOCSMIIREG command. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.2, indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and a potential impact of partial availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.2LOW

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-308.13.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.47.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.36.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 EUS - Server and Compute Node OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.30.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.2.23-rt37.56.el6rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: rt-firmware-0:1.0-3.el6_3
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-2313Low

kernel: unfiltered netdev rio_ioctl access by users

Apr 26, 2012

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1174.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1481.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1589.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75
ExploitPatch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.7
Release Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/8
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/53965
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry