Is CVE-2012-1090 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1090 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1090?

CVE-2012-1090 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-1090

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.

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-20
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1127)
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-2012-1127 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise mrg
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise high availability extension
suse / linux enterprise high availability extension
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on IBM System z - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0852-2013 - archived
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 including KVM virtualization - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0787-2013 - archived

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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