01 Record
CVE-2010-1488
The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-04-20 15:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 23:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-04-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 406b5e929ac3285c9a5ff2ba5021ac038321495af6fca787690657d0ffb97148
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582068
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100414 Couple of kernel issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b95c35e76b29ba812e5dabdd91592e25ec640e93