What is CVE-2010-3442?

CVE-2010-3442 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2010-3442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3442?

CVE-2010-3442 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3442?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3442 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-3442 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2010-3442

Medium

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-10-04

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-190

CVE-2010-3442 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

36 total

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/2

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/3

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/4

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/9

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638478

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3442

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-10-04

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3442?

CVE-2010-3442 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2010-3442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3442?

CVE-2010-3442 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3442?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3442 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-3442 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-3442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.