CVE-2010-4258

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

2.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 85.3% 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

Moderate. 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.

Published

2010-12-30 18:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 03:34Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2010-11-16

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ca1fddd6967dd7777868f5fc0fca9cc7c0d43a797a1fdca2d2ca74660aab35a1

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• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:004http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• secunia.com42778http://secunia.com/advisories/42778third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101202 kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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• secunia.com42801http://secunia.com/advisories/42801third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:002http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• blog.nelhage.comhttp://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/x_refsource_MISC
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101209 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-18983http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• secunia.com42932http://secunia.com/advisories/42932third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• archives.neohapsis.com20101207 Linux kernel exploithttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• www.vupen.comADV-2011-0124http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• marc.info[linux-kernel] 20101201 [PATCH v2] do_exit(): Make sure we run with get_fs() == USER_DS.http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• www.vupen.comADV-2010-3321http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101208 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.vupen.comADV-2011-0298http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2x_refsource_CONFIRM
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101209 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:005http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• code.google.comhttp://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.vupen.comADV-2011-0375http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20101201 Re: [PATCH v2] do_exit(): Make sure we run with get_fs() == USER_DS.https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• googlechromereleases.blogspot.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.vupen.comADV-2011-0012http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101202 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
• secunia.com42745http://secunia.com/advisories/42745third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101202 Re: CVE request: kernel: failure to revert address limit override in OOPS error pathhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101208 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• secunia.com43291http://secunia.com/advisories/43291third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.vupen.comADV-2011-0213http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567x_refsource_CONFIRM
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20101208 Re: kernel: Dangerous interaction between clear_child_tid, set_fs(), and kernel oopseshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST