What is CVE-2010-0003?

CVE-2010-0003 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2010-0003 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0003?

CVE-2010-0003 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0003?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0003 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-0003 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0003 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2010-0003

Medium

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-01-26

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2010-0003 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

24 total

Kernel.org
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0003

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-01-26

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0003?

CVE-2010-0003 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2010-0003 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0003?

CVE-2010-0003 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0003?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0003 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-0003 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-0003 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.