01 Record

CVE-2012-1097

The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 28.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2012-05-17 10:00Z14 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 18:45Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-02-14

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b99fa900153459750a4a7e162dc4bbe2f2249ec400362ce7a73685f8e3837aa5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_high_availability_extensionNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

06 References

rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0531http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0554http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
secunia.com48898http://secunia.com/advisories/48898third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799209x_refsource_CONFIRM
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0481http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120305 CVE-2012-1097 kernel: regset: Prevent null pointer reference on readonly regsetshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com48964http://secunia.com/advisories/48964third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c8e252586f8d5de906385d8cf6385fee289a825ex_refsource_CONFIRM
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0616http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
secunia.com48842http://secunia.com/advisories/48842third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8e252586f8d5de906385d8cf6385fee289a825ex_refsource_CONFIRM