Is CVE-2012-0058 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0058 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0058?

CVE-2012-0058 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0058

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The kiocb_batch_free function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger incorrect iocb management.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0096)
Published: May 17, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0096 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/7(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027085(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782696(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/802f43594d6e4d2ac61086d239153c17873a0428(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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