Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-3364 is an old Linux kernel NFC flaw. Systems running Linux before 3.4.5 with NCI-based Near Field Communication exposed could crash, and the sources say arbitrary code execution was possible. Business urgency is mainly for legacy embedded, mobile, kiosk, or appliance Linux systems that still use NFC hardware or old vendor kernels. Exposure is likely limited to Linux systems with affected pre-3.4.5 kernels and NFC/NCI functionality present or enabled. General servers without NFC hardware or drivers are less likely to be exposed. Legacy vendor kernels may still carry the vulnerable code even if their versioning differs from upstream. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item with high priority for NFC-enabled devices. It is not evidenced as actively exploited in the bundle, but kernel memory corruption with possible code execution warrants prompt remediation where the affected NFC stack is reachable. Mitigation focus: Upgrade to a kernel containing the upstream NCI overflow fix.; Check vendor advisories for backported fixes in maintained distributions.; Disable unused NFC/NCI functionality on systems where it is not required..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
Execution behavior lookup
The CVE wording references code or command execution, so execution technique review may help defensive triage. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2012-3364 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/67de956ff5dc1d4f321e16cfbd63f5be3b691b43CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.