{"cve":"CVE-2012-3375","nvd":{"published":"2012-10-03T11:02:56.267","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:06.190","status":"Modified","description":"The epoll_ctl system call in fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 does not properly handle ELOOP errors in EPOLL_CTL_ADD operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that attempts to create a circular epoll dependency.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1083.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13d518074a952d33d47c428419693f63389547e9","http://secunia.com/advisories/51164","http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/04/2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3375","score":0.01017,"percentile":0.63326,"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."]}