What is CVE-2010-3080?

CVE-2010-3080 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2010-3080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3080?

CVE-2010-3080 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3080?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3080. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-3080 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-3080

High

Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unsuccessful attempt to open the /dev/sequencer device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-09-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2010-3080 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-3080 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/2010-10/msg00003.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4

Broken Link
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/08/7

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43062

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/2011/0298

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630551

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c598337660c21c0afaa9df5a65bb4a7a0cf15be8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27f7ad53829f79e799a253285318bff79ece15bd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3080

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-09-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3080?

CVE-2010-3080 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2010-3080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3080?

CVE-2010-3080 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3080?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-3080. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-3080 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-3080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.