01 Record
CVE-2010-4076
The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially
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
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.8% 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
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2010-11-29 15:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 23:30Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-10-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 82bcb882e1cd68c71be04b37df4630845ac34bf3d6c6f01ec9192df763689bfa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100925 CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20100915 [PATCH] drivers/char/amiserial.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memoryhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/389
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648661
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101025 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3