CVE-2012-6136

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 7.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 20, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136
secalert@redhathttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	tuned-0:0.2.19-11.el6	2013-02-20	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-27 11:28 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-27 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-6136?

CVE-2012-6136 is a medium vulnerability published on November 20, 2019. tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.

When was CVE-2012-6136 disclosed?

CVE-2012-6136 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 20, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-6136 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6136 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6136?

CVE-2012-6136 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-6136?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-6136, 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.

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