Is CVE-2012-2123 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2123 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2123?

CVE-2012-2123 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2123

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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 executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an attack that uses a parent process to disable ASLR.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2125)
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-2012-2125 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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445(Broken Link)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.3(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53166(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027072(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806722(Issue Tracking)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75043(VDB Entry)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445(Third Party Advisory)

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

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