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CVE-2012-0810
The int3 handler in the Linux kernel before 3.3 relies on a per-CPU debug stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
Description
The int3 handler in the Linux kernel before 3.3 relies on a per-CPU debug stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and panic) via a crafted application that triggers certain lock contention.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Linux Foundation · Linux kernel
- affected before 3.3
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=794557 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit/?id=e5d4e1c3ccee18c68f23d62ba77bda26e893d4f0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/commit/?id=bcf6b1d78c0bde228929c388978ed3af9a623463 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .