What is CVE-2010-1488?

CVE-2010-1488 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2010-1488 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1488?

CVE-2010-1488 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1488?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1488. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-1488 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1488 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-1488

Low

The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-04-20

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

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:P

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2010-1488 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-2010-1488 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582068
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b95c35e76b29ba812e5dabdd91592e25ec640e93
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1488

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-04-20

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1488?

CVE-2010-1488 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2010-1488 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1488?

CVE-2010-1488 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1488?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-1488. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-1488 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-1488 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.