What is CVE-2010-0291?

CVE-2010-0291 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2010-0291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0291?

CVE-2010-0291 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0291?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0291. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-0291 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2010-0291

Medium

The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the "do_mremap() mess" or "mremap/mmap mess."

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-02-15

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2010-0291 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-0291 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Groups
http://groups.google.co.jp/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/8bf22336b1082090

Third Party Advisory
Groups
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/msg/895f20870532241e

Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-arch&m=126004438008670&w=2

Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126388181420690&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126393370931972&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126395874130875&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396065732697&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396609004884&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126399980216047&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126400443123998&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126406814304720&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37906

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556703

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11824

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0067bd8a55862ac9dd212bd1c4f6f5bff1ca1301
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=05d72faa6d13c9d857478a5d35c85db9adada685
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=097eed103862f9c6a97f2e415e21d1134017b135
Patch

21 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0291

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-02-15

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0291?

CVE-2010-0291 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2010-0291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0291?

CVE-2010-0291 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0291?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0291. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-0291 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-0291 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →