What is CVE-2010-0410?

CVE-2010-0410 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2010-0410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0410?

CVE-2010-0410 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0410?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0410. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-0410 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-0410

Medium

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-02-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2010-0410 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-0410 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/035070.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html

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

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38557

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/39033

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

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742

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

Third Party Advisory
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088

Third Party Advisory
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3

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

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.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/38058

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=561682

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0410

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-02-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0410?

CVE-2010-0410 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2010-0410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0410?

CVE-2010-0410 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0410?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-0410. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-0410 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-0410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.