What is CVE-2010-4258?

CVE-2010-4258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10. CVE-2010-4258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4258?

CVE-2010-4258 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4258 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-4258

Medium

The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1) BUG, (2) NULL pointer dereference, or (3) page fault, as demonstrated by vectors involving the clear_child_tid feature and the splice system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-269

CVE-2010-4258 is classified as CWE-269

See CWE-269 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4258 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Archives
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html

Broken Link
Blog
http://blog.nelhage.com/2010/12/cve-2010-4258-from-dos-to-privesc/

Third Party Advisory
Code
http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=10234

Third Party Advisory
Googlechromereleases
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/01/chrome-os-beta-channel-update.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/3

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/7

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/5

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/9

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/14

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

Broken Link
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Third Party Advisory
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659567

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33dd94ae1ccbfb7bf0fb6c692bc3d1c4269e6177
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129117048916957&w=2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/1/543
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4258

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-12-30

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4258?

CVE-2010-4258 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 . CVE-2010-4258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4258?

CVE-2010-4258 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4258?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4258. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4258 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4258 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.