What is CVE-2010-3876?

CVE-2010-3876 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10. CVE-2010-3876 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3876?

CVE-2010-3876 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3876?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3876 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-3876 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3876 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-3876

Low

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-01-03

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.9

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-909

CVE-2010-3876 is classified as CWE-909

See CWE-909 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

23 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507220908&w=2

Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/10

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/9

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-3876

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-01-03

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3876?

CVE-2010-3876 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10 . CVE-2010-3876 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3876?

CVE-2010-3876 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-3876?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-3876 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-3876 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-3876 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.