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CVE-2012-4467

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4467 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.5.4. It stems from an incorrect argument order in the do_siocgstamp and do_siocgstampns functions, allowing local users to potentially leak sensitive kernel memory or trigger a system crash via a crafted ioctl call. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating a medium severity with high impact on confidentiality and availability, but no impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5.3CPE 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

6.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4467

CVE-2012-4467

References

git.kernel.org
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d
Exploit
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/2
securityfocus.com / bid/55785