CVE-2012-5532
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-5424)
- Published
- December 27, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5424 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0807.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2(Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56710
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80337
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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