What is CVE-2010-4347?

CVE-2010-4347 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10. CVE-2010-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4347?

CVE-2010-4347 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4347?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4347. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4347 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-4347

Medium

The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-12-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-269

CVE-2010-4347 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-2010-4347 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

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

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

Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/

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

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408

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

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

Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4347

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2010-12-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4347?

CVE-2010-4347 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 . CVE-2010-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4347?

CVE-2010-4347 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4347?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4347. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4347 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.