CVE-2012-2123

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
May 17, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2123: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix