CVE-2012-4530: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The load_script function in fs/binfmt_script.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.7.1; 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 2013-02-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.