What is CVE-2010-4076?

CVE-2010-4076 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2010-4076 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4076?

CVE-2010-4076 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-2010-4076?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4076. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4076 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4076 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2010-4076

Low

The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-11-29

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-200

CVE-2010-4076 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4076 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/389
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4076

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-11-29

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4076?

CVE-2010-4076 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2010-4076 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4076?

CVE-2010-4076 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-2010-4076?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4076. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4076 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4076 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →