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Vulnerability details: VCID-nq55-xn3b-8qdm
Vulnerability ID VCID-nq55-xn3b-8qdm
Aliases CVE-2010-4072
Summary kernel: ipc/shm.c: reading uninitialized stack memory
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 1.7
Risk 0.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
epss 0.0007 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
cvssv2 1.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4072
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44
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/2010/10/6/454
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4072.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4072
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
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/43161
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
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/45054
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
648656 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648656
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2010-4072 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4072
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-1041-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1041-1/
USN-1057-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1057-1/
USN-1072-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1072-1/
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-1119-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1119-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4072
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 0.21493
EPSS Score 0.0007
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:01.940840+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4072.json 38.0.0