{"cve":"CVE-2012-5532","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-27T11:47:00.540","modified":"2026-06-16T23:46:57.490","status":"Modified","description":"The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a crafted application that sends a Netlink message.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2669.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0807.html","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/patch-3.8-rc1.bz2","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5532","score":0.00407,"percentile":0.3502,"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."]}