CVE-2012-6136 json
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
published 2019-11-20 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5997
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
Patch / fix
- tuned RHEL 6 0.2.19-11.el6
- tuned-utils RHEL 6 0.2.19-11.el6
red hat advisories RHBA-2013:0386
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-6136 updated cvss 4.0
tuned: insecure permissions of tuned.pid
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) tuned 0.2.19-11.el6, tuned-utils 0.2.19-11.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) tuned 0.2.19-11.el6, tuned-utils 0.2.19-11.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) tuned 0.2.19-11.el6, tuned-utils 0.2.19-11.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) tuned 0.2.19-11.el6, tuned-utils 0.2.19-11.el6fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2013:0386
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Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- tuned tuned
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2012-6136
third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-6136
- NVD CVE-2012-6136
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