Is CVE-2010-2942 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2942 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2942?

CVE-2010-2942 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-2942

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors related to (1) the tcf_gact_dump function in net/sched/act_gact.c, (2) the tcf_mirred_dump function in net/sched/act_mirred.c, (3) the tcf_nat_dump function in net/sched/act_nat.c, (4) the tcf_simp_dump function in net/sched/act_simple.c, and (5) the tcf_skbedit_dump function in net/sched/act_skbedit.c.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-401
EPSS score: 0.4% (37th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2946)
Published: September 21, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2946 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

avaya / aura communication manager
avaya / aura presence services
avaya / aura presence services
avaya / aura presence services
avaya / aura session manager
avaya / aura session manager
avaya / aura session manager
avaya / aura system manager
avaya / aura system manager
avaya / aura system manager
avaya / aura system manager
avaya / aura system platform
avaya / aura system platform
avaya / aura system platform
avaya / iq
avaya / iq
avaya / voice portal
avaya / voice portal
avaya / voice portal
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
suse / suse linux enterprise server
suse / suse linux enterprise server
suse / suse linux enterprise server
vmware / esx
vmware / esx

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1c40be12f7d8ca1d387510d39787b12e512a7ce8
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/61857/(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Broken Link)
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113326(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc2(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/1(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/4(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0779.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42529(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430(Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Broken Link)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624903(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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