CVE-2012-4530

CVE-2012-4530 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel's binfmt_script component, specifically affecting versions prior to 3.7.2. A local attacker can exploit a recursion flaw in the load_script function to read kernel stack memory. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, requiring local access and resulting only in partial confidentiality impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and with no active exploitation, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.