{"cve":"CVE-2012-0957","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-21T11:47:35.440","modified":"2026-06-16T23:38:34.657","status":"Modified","description":"The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-16"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2702b1526c7278c4d65d78de209a465d4de2885e","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/51409","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.16","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/09/4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-0957","score":0.00959,"percentile":0.61505,"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."]}