What is CVE-2010-0741?

CVE-2010-0741 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2010-0741 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0741?

CVE-2010-0741 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0741?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0741 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-0741 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0741 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-0741

High

The virtio_net_bad_features function in hw/virtio-net.c in the virtio-net driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26, when used on a guest OS in conjunction with qemu-kvm 0.11.0 or KVM 83, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash, and an associated qemu-kvm process exit) by sending a large amount of network traffic to a TCP port on the guest OS, related to a virtio-net whitelist that includes an improper implementation of TCP Segment Offloading (TSO).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-12

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2010-0741 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

12 total

Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0760

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=184bd0484533b725194fa517ddc271ffd74da7c9
Lists
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02480.html
Lists
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02495.html
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/29/4

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-0741

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-04-12

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0741?

CVE-2010-0741 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2010-0741 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0741?

CVE-2010-0741 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-0741?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-0741 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-0741 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-0741 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.