CVE-2012-6136

Publication date 20 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

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Description

tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
tuned	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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