01 Record
CVE-2012-2123
The cap_bprm_set_creds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities (aka fcaps) for implementing a privileged
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The cap_bprm_set_creds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities (aka fcaps) for implementing a privileged
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
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. 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 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bba43393b5d21e076ec354f7d212d102d0406eb115a9f5f03e07d82da8fb2224
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0743http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.3
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0670http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE request: kernel: fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are usedhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/6
- www.debian.orgDSA-2469http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- www.securityfocus.com53166http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53166
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806722
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445
- www.securitytracker.com1027072http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027072
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-fcaps-sec-bypass(75043)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75043
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445