CVE-2012-6689

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 23.6% 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.

Published

2016-05-02 10:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 21:36Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-02-27

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

94fb808a8c01c9b236b5750b8d542a8b01da47223833c9d881491b5ed482843a

• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.5x_refsource_CONFIRM
• git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107befx_refsource_CONFIRM
• marc.info[linux-kernel] 20120817 [PATCH 2/2] [RFC] netlink: fix possible spoofing from non-root processeshttp://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422925986&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com72739http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72739vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848949x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150222 Re: libmnl: incorrect validation of netlink message origin allows attackers to spoof netlink messageshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/22/10mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• marc.info[linux-kernel] 20120817 [PATCH 0/2] netlink patcheshttp://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=134522422125983&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e1db19db5d6b9e4e83021595eab0dc8f107befx_refsource_CONFIRM