Is CVE-2010-4075 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4075 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4075?

CVE-2010-4075 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2010-4075

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 1.9 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4051)
Published: November 29, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4051 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648660(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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