Is CVE-2010-4248 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4248 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4248?

CVE-2010-4248 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-4248

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4221)
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-2010-4221 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

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890(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-rc2(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9(Mailing List, Patch, 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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