The (1) do_siocgstamp and (2) do_siocgstampns functions in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 use an incorrect argument order, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call
Published Oct 10, 2012
6.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
The (1) do_siocgstamp and (2) do_siocgstampns functions in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 use an incorrect argument order, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.3
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.15
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.0.18
- 3.0.19
- 3.0.20
- 3.0.21
- 3.0.22
- 3.0.23
- 3.0.24
- 3.0.25
- 3.0.26
- 3.0.27
- 3.0.28
- 3.0.29
- 3.0.30
- 3.0.31
- 3.0.32
- 3.0.33
- 3.0.34
- 3.0.35
- 3.0.36
- 3.0.37
- 3.0.38
- 3.0.39
- 3.0.40
- 3.0.41
- 3.0.42
- 3.0.43
- 3.0.44
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.1.10
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.16
- 3.2.17
- 3.2.18
- 3.2.19
- 3.2.20
- 3.2.21
- 3.2.22
- 3.2.23
- 3.2.24
- 3.2.25
- 3.2.26
- 3.2.27
- 3.2.28
- 3.2.29
- 3.2.30
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.4
- 3.3.5
- 3.3.6
- 3.3.7
- 3.3.8
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 3.4.5
- 3.4.6
- 3.4.7
- 3.4.8
- 3.4.9
- 3.4.10
- 3.4.11
- 3.4.12
- 3.4.13
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 39.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 38.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55785 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4467 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4467
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4467
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.4 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/04/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4467 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed6fe9d614fc1bca95eb8c0ccd0e92db00ef9d5d | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4467 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4467 |
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