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Vulnerability details: VCID-643a-mvrh-bbap
Vulnerability ID VCID-643a-mvrh-bbap
Aliases CVE-2010-4073
Summary kernel: ipc/compat*.c: reading uninitialized stack memory
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 1.7
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
epss 0.00262 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
cvssv2 1.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4073
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4073.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4073
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8366
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45073
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
648658 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648658
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2010-4073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4073
RHSA-2010:0958 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0958
RHSA-2011:0007 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0007
RHSA-2011:0017 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0017
RHSA-2011:0162 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0162
USN-1054-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1054-1/
USN-1073-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1073-1/
USN-1074-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-1/
USN-1074-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-2/
USN-1083-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1083-1/
USN-1093-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1093-1/
USN-1186-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1186-1/
USN-1202-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1202-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Sept. 5, 2011
Description Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 (Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Half-Nelson.c' Econet Privilege Escalation
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Sept. 5, 2011
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date Dec. 6, 2016
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4073
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
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.49475
EPSS Score 0.00262
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:01.976965+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4073.json 38.0.0