Is CVE-2010-0003 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0003 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0003?

CVE-2010-0003 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-0003

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (36th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0035)
Published: January 26, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0035 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38333(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/12/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37724(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10550(Third Party Advisory)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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