What is CVE-2010-3081?

CVE-2010-3081 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2010-3081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3081?

CVE-2010-3081 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3081?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3081 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-3081 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2010-3081

High

The compat_alloc_user_space functions in include/asm/compat.h files in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on 64-bit platforms do not properly allocate the userspace memory required for the 32-bit compatibility layer, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the ability of the compat_mc_getsockopt function (aka the MCAST_MSFILTER getsockopt support) to control a certain length value, related to a "stack pointer underflow" issue, as exploited in the wild in September 2010.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-09-24

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2010-3081 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

28 total

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Isc
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9574

Patch Third Party Advisory
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128461522230211&w=2

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634457

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Archives
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-09/0273.html

Broken Link

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3081

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2010-09-24

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3081?

CVE-2010-3081 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2010-3081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3081?

CVE-2010-3081 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3081?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3081 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-3081 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-3081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.