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CVE-2012-0058

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0058 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel prior to version 3.2.2, specifically within the kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c. This flaw allows local users to trigger an OOPS (kernel panic) due to incorrect iocb management. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, it 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0058Moderate

kernel: Unused iocbs in a batch should not be accounted as active

Jan 8, 2012

References

marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428
PatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry