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HistoryJan 27, 2012 - 3:00 p.m.

CVE-2012-0056

2012-01-2715:00:00
redhat
www.cve.org
14

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

46.9%

The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.