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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…
Low1.9EPSS 0.33%
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- mitre
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 sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
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References (7)
- [oss-security] 20100925 CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20100915 [PATCH] drivers/char/amiserial.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648661 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101025 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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