Is CVE-2010-4083 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4083 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4083?

CVE-2010-4083 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2010-4083

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system 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% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4059)
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-2010-4059 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
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
suse / linux enterprise server
suse / linux enterprise software development kit

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 with Service Pack 2, ProPack 4 for Service Pack 2 and certification-sles-sgi-eal3 package - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0292-2005 - archived
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 with certification-sles-ibm-eal4 package - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0256-2005 - archived

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=982f7c2b2e6a28f8f266e075d92e19c0dd4c6e56
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051(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-2011-0004.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43809(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg80234.html(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648673(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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