Is CVE-2010-4082 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4082 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4082?

CVE-2010-4082 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2010-4082

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.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 a VIAFB_GET_INFO 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-909
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4058)
Published: November 30, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4058 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise real time extension
suse / linux enterprise server

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b4aaa78f4c2f9cde2f335b14f4ca30b01f9651ca
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03392.html(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5(Broken Link)
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, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/43817(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648671(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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