CVE-2012-6136 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in tuned 2.10.0, affecting Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by manipulating the PID file, which is created with insufficient access controls. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access but has low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tuned:2.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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