What is CVE-2010-4525?

CVE-2010-4525 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-2010-4525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4525?

CVE-2010-4525 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-2010-4525?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4525. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4525 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4525 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-2010-4525

Low

Linux kernel 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.y does not initialize the kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via unspecified vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-01-11

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-2010-4525 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-2010-4525 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/70377
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/1
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/9
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/3
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0028.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45676
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0123
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4525
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64519

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4525

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 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-2010-4525?

CVE-2010-4525 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-2010-4525 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4525?

CVE-2010-4525 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-2010-4525?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4525. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4525 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4525 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 →