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CVE-2012-2669

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2669 describes an input validation vulnerability in the hypervkvpd component of the Linux kernel before version 3.4.5. Specifically, the hv_kvp_daemon.c main function fails to validate the origin of Netlink messages, allowing local users to spoof Netlink communication through crafted connector messages. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. 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
<= 3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-2669Low

hypervkvpd: fails to check origin of netlink messages

May 8, 2012

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00042.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/12
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12