What is CVE-2010-4175?

CVE-2010-4175 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2010-4175 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4175?

CVE-2010-4175 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4175?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4175. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4175 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4175 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-4175

Medium

Integer overflow in the rds_cmsg_rdma_args function (net/rds/rdma.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.35 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via a crafted Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3865.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-01-11

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2010-4175 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4175 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/2011-01/msg00000.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44921
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64618
Kernel patch commit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129001184803080&w=2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/17/8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4175

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-01-11

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4175?

CVE-2010-4175 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2010-4175 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4175?

CVE-2010-4175 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4175?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4175. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4175 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4175 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.