Is CVE-2010-3297 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3297 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3297?

CVE-2010-3297 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2010-3297

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The eql_g_master_cfg function in drivers/net/eql.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an EQL_GETMASTRCFG ioctl call.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-909
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3296)
Published: September 30, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3296 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
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise real time extension
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise server

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=44467187dc22fdd33a1a06ea0ba86ce20be3fe3c
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://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/168(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43161(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7(Mailing List, Patch)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43229(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633145(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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