CVE-2012-0038 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's xfs_acl_from_disk function, affecting versions prior to 3.1.9. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system panic) by providing a specially crafted XFS filesystem with a malformed Access Control List (ACL), leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), the vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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