What is CVE-2010-0307?

CVE-2010-0307 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10. CVE-2010-0307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0307?

CVE-2010-0307 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0307?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0307. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-0307 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-0307

Medium

The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-02-17

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-0307 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=126466407724382&w=2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?t=126466700200002&r=1&w=2

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

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39649

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

Third Party Advisory
Support
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287

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

Third Party Advisory
Globalsecuritymag
http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20100202%2C15754.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8

Vendor Advisory
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/5

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/9

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.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/38027

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1

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

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560547

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10870

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=221af7f87b97431e3ee21ce4b0e77d5411cf1549
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0307

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-02-17

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0307?

CVE-2010-0307 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 . CVE-2010-0307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0307?

CVE-2010-0307 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0307?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0307. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-0307 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-0307 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.