When was CVE-2012-1090 disclosed?

CVE-2012-1090 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 17, 2012, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-1090 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1090 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1090?

CVE-2012-1090 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-1090?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-1090, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2012-1090

MEDIUMNVD 5.5

5.5

The cifs_lookup function in fs/cifs/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via attempted access to a special file, as demonstrated by a FIFO.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 19.0%
KEV: Not listed

References (20)

secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/48842
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/48964
secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48842

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