CVE-2012-6701

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 25.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 2, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (12)

security@debianhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
security@debianhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
security@debianhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
security@debianhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
security@debianhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-6701(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2018:1854
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	kernel-0:2.6.32-754.el6	2018-06-19	redhat

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 is a high vulnerability published on May 2, 2016. Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.

When was CVE-2012-6701 disclosed?

CVE-2012-6701 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-6701 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6701 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6701?

CVE-2012-6701 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2012-6701?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-6701, 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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CVE-2012-6701

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