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CVE-2012-0957

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CVE-2012-0957 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 3.4.16. It allows local users to extract sensitive data from kernel stack memory by manipulating the uname system call with a specific personality setting. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity with local access required, and its primary impact is confidentiality. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for this vulnerability is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.4.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37937 · Oct 9, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0096 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.2.33-rt50.66.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0957Low

kernel: uts: stack memory leak in UNAME26

Oct 9, 2012

References

git.kernel.org
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/51409
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4
Exploit
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1644-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1645-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1646-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1647-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1648-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1649-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1652-1