CVE-2012-6136

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

5.5 MediumFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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

Record: CVE-2012-6136
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2012-6136
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5997 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2012-5997
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hrr-7cq5-fj96 No score

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

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

Record: GHSA-4hrr-7cq5-fj96
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tuned` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6
`tuned-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:0.2.19-11.el6	0:0.2.19-11.el6

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-6136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Redhat Tuned, published November 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in tuned 0:0.2.19-11.el6.

References

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