What is CVE-2010-1086?

CVE-2010-1086 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2010-1086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1086?

CVE-2010-1086 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-2010-1086?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1086. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-1086 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-1086

High

The ULE decapsulation functionality in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c in dvb-core in Linux kernel 2.6.33 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted MPEG2-TS frame, related to an invalid Payload Pointer ULE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-06

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-399

CVE-2010-1086 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-2010-1086 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html

Mailing List 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/39830

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

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

Third Party Advisory
Support
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100090459

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053

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

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.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/38479

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

Third Party Advisory
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10569

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=29e1fa3565a7951cc415c634eb2b78dbdbee151d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/01/1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569237
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1086

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-04-06

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1086?

CVE-2010-1086 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2010-1086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1086?

CVE-2010-1086 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-2010-1086?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1086. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-1086 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-1086 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.