CVE-2012-1097 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2012-1097?

CVE-2012-1097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The regset (aka register set) feature in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle the absence of .get and .set methods, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a (1) PTRACE_GETREGSET or (2) PTRACE_SETREGSET ptrace call.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1097?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Mrg, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1097?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2012-1097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j2h3-37r3-qm7f.