What is CVE-2010-4529?

CVE-2010-4529 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2010-4529 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4529?

CVE-2010-4529 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4529?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4529. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4529 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4529 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-4529

Low

Integer underflow in the irda_getsockopt function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 on platforms other than x86 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via an IRLMP_ENUMDEVICES getsockopt call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-01-13

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-191

CVE-2010-4529 is classified as CWE-191

See CWE-191 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4529 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/2011-02/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42684

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

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45556

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

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdac1e0697356ac212259f2147aa60c72e334861
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg150842.html
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4529

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-01-13

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4529?

CVE-2010-4529 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2010-4529 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4529?

CVE-2010-4529 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4529?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4529. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4529 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4529 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.