What is CVE-2010-2963?

CVE-2010-2963 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2010-2963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2963?

CVE-2010-2963 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-2963?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-2963. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-2963 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-2963

Medium

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-11-26

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2010-2963 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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-2963 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-December/052513.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Broken Link
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257

Third Party Advisory
Outflux
http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/10/19/cve-2010-2963-v4l-compat-exploit/

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44242

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024710

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e645d6b485446c54c6745c5e2cf5c528fe4deec
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642465
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-2963

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-11-26

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2963?

CVE-2010-2963 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2010-2963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2963?

CVE-2010-2963 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-2963?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-2963. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-2963 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-2963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. View CWE-20 on MITRE CWE →