Is CVE-2012-1146 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-1146 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1146?

CVE-2012-1146 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1146?

CVE-2012-1146 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1146?

Upgrade linux kernel to 3.2.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1146

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event function in mm/memcontrol.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle multiple events that are attached to the same eventfd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by registering memory threshold events.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 3.2.10Fixed in:3.2.10CVE-2012-1146derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references3

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.