{"cve":"CVE-2012-0056","nvd":{"published":"2012-01-27T15:55:04.813","modified":"2026-06-16T23:36:35.493","status":"Modified","description":"The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://blog.zx2c4.com/749","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e268337dfe26dfc7efd422a804dbb27977a3cccc","http://secunia.com/advisories/47708","http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1336-1","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/470151"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:59:31.623151214+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-0056","score":0.1084,"percentile":0.95853,"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."]}