{"cve":"CVE-2012-0028","nvd":{"published":"2012-06-21T23:55:02.520","modified":"2026-06-16T23:36:31.500","status":"Modified","description":"The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/1","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771764","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-0028","score":0.00499,"percentile":0.42796,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}