What is CVE-2011-1010?

CVE-2011-1010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2011-1010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1010?

CVE-2011-1010 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1010?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1010. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-1010 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-1010

Medium

Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-03-01

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2011-1010 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-1010 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1010

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-03-01

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1010?

CVE-2011-1010 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2011-1010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1010?

CVE-2011-1010 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1010?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1010. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-1010 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-1010 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.