What is CVE-2010-4650?

CVE-2010-4650 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2010-4650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4650?

CVE-2010-4650 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4650?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4650. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4650 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2010-4650

Medium

Buffer overflow in the fuse_do_ioctl function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to operate a CUSE server.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-06-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2010-4650 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4650 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667892
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7572777eef78ebdee1ecb7c258c0ef94d35bad16
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7572777eef78ebdee1ecb7c258c0ef94d35bad16
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4650

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-06-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4650?

CVE-2010-4650 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2010-4650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4650?

CVE-2010-4650 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4650?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4650. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4650 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →