What is CVE-2010-4649?

CVE-2010-4649 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2010-4649 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4649?

CVE-2010-4649 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-2010-4649?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4649. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4649 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4649 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2010-4649

Medium

Integer overflow in the ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value of a certain structure member.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-02-18

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-190

CVE-2010-4649 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4649 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html

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/46073

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4649

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-02-18

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4649?

CVE-2010-4649 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2010-4649 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4649?

CVE-2010-4649 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-2010-4649?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4649. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4649 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4649 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. View CWE-190 on MITRE CWE →