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Vulnerability details: VCID-3vwf-bjs1-6bg9
Vulnerability ID VCID-3vwf-bjs1-6bg9
Aliases CVE-2010-3081
Summary kernel: 64-bit Compatibility Mode Stack Pointer Underflow
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
epss 0.07253 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
cvssv2 7.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3081
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3081
Reference id Reference type URL
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0273.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0278.html
http://blog.ksplice.com/2010/09/cve-2010-3081/
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c41d68a513c71e35a14f66d71782d27a79a81ea6
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9574
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128461522230211&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-3081.json
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-3081
http://secunia.com/advisories/42384
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
http://sota.gen.nz/compat1/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.36-rc4-git2.log
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:214
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:247
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0758.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514938/30/30/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0017.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3083
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3117
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
634457 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634457
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2010-3081 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3081
CVE-2010-3081;OSVDB-68213 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux_x86-64/local/15024.c
RHSA-2010:0704 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0704
RHSA-2010:0705 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0705
RHSA-2010:0711 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0711
RHSA-2010:0718 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0718
RHSA-2010:0719 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0719
RHSA-2010:0758 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0758
RHSA-2010:0842 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0842
RHSA-2010:0882 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0882
USN-1074-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-1/
USN-1074-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-2/
USN-1119-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1119-1/
USN-988-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/988-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Sept. 16, 2010
Description Linux Kernel 2.6.27 < 2.6.36 (RedHat x86-64) - 'compat' Local Privilege Escalation
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Sept. 16, 2010
Exploit type local
Platform linux_x86-64
Source update date Nov. 28, 2016
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3081
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3081
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.91591
EPSS Score 0.07253
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:04.446991+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-3081.json 38.0.0