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CVE-2012-0957

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.96% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-12-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2012-0957
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.96%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.