Is CVE-2010-4158 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4158 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4158?

CVE-2010-4158 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2010-4158

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

The sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not check whether a certain memory location has been initialized before executing a (1) BPF_S_LD_MEM or (2) BPF_S_LDX_MEM instruction, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted socket filter.

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-200
EPSS score: 0.9% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4134)
Published: December 30, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4134 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
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=57fe93b374a6b8711995c2d466c502af9f3a08bb
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077321.html(Third Party Advisory)
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/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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884(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.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029(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/1/514705(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44758(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146361.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/2010/3321(Third Party Advisory)
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/2011/0168(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=651698(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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