{
    "id": "CVE-2012-0957",
    "published": "2012-12-21 11:47:35",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:38:34",
    "cvss_score": "4.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-16",
    "description": "The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.",
    "epss_score": "0.00959",
    "epss_percentile": "0.60421",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-12 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "37937",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 3.2.x - 'uname()' System Call Local Information Disclosure",
            "date": "2012-10-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37937"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51409",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862877",
        "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/51409",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1"
    ]
}