Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2012-6136 is a local availability risk in tuned 2.10.0-1. The service creates a PID file with insecure permissions, which can let a local user cause arbitrary processes to be killed. The sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, active exploitation, or detailed remediation information.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted remediation item for shared Linux systems. It is not supported as remotely exploitable or actively exploited, but arbitrary process termination can disrupt production workloads.
Technical view
The public description states that tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions, allowing local users to kill arbitrary processes. The affected entry names tuned 2.10.0-1. No remote attack path, exploit-in-the-wild evidence, or patch version is provided in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux systems running the tuned package at version 2.10.0-1 where untrusted local users have shell or process-level access.
Exploitation context
The available evidence supports a local attack prerequisite. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not state active exploitation or public exploit availability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the record names insecure PID file permissions and local arbitrary process killing, but does not include CVSS, CWE, root-cause detail, exploit status, or fixed versions. Validate against distribution package history before drawing broader conclusions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for tuned version 2.10.0-1.
- Check Debian and Red Hat guidance for fixed package information.
- Upgrade tuned if a vendor-supported fixed package is available.
- Restrict local shell access on affected systems.
- Monitor for unexpected service stops or process terminations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether tuned is installed and running on each host.
- Verify the installed tuned package version against vendor advisories.
- Review tuned PID file ownership and write permissions.
- Check system logs for unexplained process termination events.
- Prioritize multi-user or shared administrative hosts for review.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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