Is CVE-2012-4461 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-4461 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-4461?

CVE-2012-4461 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-4461?

CVE-2012-4461 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4461?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.2.35-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-4461

LOW

1.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.2.35-1CVE-2012-4461

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

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references11

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