{"cve":"CVE-2012-2669","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-27T11:47:00.383","modified":"2026-06-16T23:41:50.743","status":"Modified","description":"The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not validate the origin of Netlink messages, which allows local users to spoof Netlink communication via a crafted connector message.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcc2c9c3fff859e0eb019fe6fec26f9b8eba795c","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00042.html","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/06/12","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/12"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2669","score":0.00351,"percentile":0.28778,"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."]}