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CVE-2012-3552

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3552 describes a race condition in the Linux kernel's IP implementation (versions prior to 3.0) that could lead to a denial of service (slab corruption and system crash). This vulnerability affects various Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability. 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
< 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0285 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-308.24.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.9.1.el6
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.2Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-3552Moderate

kernel: net: slab corruption due to improper synchronization around inet->opt

Apr 21, 2011

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/f6d8bd051c391c1c0458a30b2a7abcd939329259
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/11
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory