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CVE-2012-0028

The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.

Published

2012-06-21T23:55:02.520

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.27.62 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.33 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.37 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.40 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.41 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.42 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.43 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.44 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.45 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.46 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.47 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.48 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.49 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.50 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.51 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.52 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.53 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.54 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.55 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.56 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.57 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.58 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.59 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.60 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.27.61 Yes
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