Is CVE-2012-2372 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2372 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2372?

CVE-2012-2372 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2372?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.11.10-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2372

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The rds_ib_xmit function in net/rds/ib_send.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and kernel panic) by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB interface's own IP address, as demonstrated by rds-ping.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.11.10-1CVE-2012-2372

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

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references10

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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.