Is CVE-2010-3078 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3078 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3078?

CVE-2010-3078 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3078

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.

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-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3080)
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-2010-3080 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
suse / suse linux enterprise server
vmware / esx
vmware / esx

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.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/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41284(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Broken Link)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024418(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4(Broken Link)
http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/12(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43022(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=630804(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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