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CVE-2012-0810

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0810 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel before version 3.3, specifically affecting the int3 handler's reliance on a per-CPU debug stack. A local attacker can exploit this by crafting an application that triggers lock contention, leading to stack corruption and a system panic. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.3CPE 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
30.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 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)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0810Moderate

kernel-rt: stack corruption when task gets scheduled out using the debug stack

Feb 23, 2012

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory