CVE-2012-0957: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.4.15; version 3.0 only; version 3.0.1 only; version 3.0.2 only; version 3.0.3 only; version 3.0.4 only; …

Published 2012-12-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.