CVE-2010-0307
The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF…
- 4.7MediumCVSS base score
- 0.83%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 42% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x (x64) - Personality Handling Local Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33585dos, linux_x86-64published 1 Feb 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.83% · top 42% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10870 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=221af7f87b97431e3ee21ce4b0e77d5411cf1549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100201 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-914-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560547 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100203 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0771 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 38779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 39649 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 38922 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://marc.info/?t=126466700200002&r=1&w=2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20100202%2C15754.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [linux-mm] 20100128 DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0398 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100204 Re: CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100201 CVE request - kernel: DoS on x86_64 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 38027 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 38492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-0338 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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