kernel: perf bug
Published Nov 20, 2010
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/mprotect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an mprotect system call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.37
- 2.6.37
- 2.6.37
Configuration 2
- 13
Configuration 3
- 11.3
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0958
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0283
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0958 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.18.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0283 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 did not backport the upstream commit dab5855 that introduced the issue. Future kernel updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 34.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63bfd7384b119409685a17d5c58f0b56e5dc03da x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128979684911295&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128984344103497&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44861 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4169 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651671 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63316 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4169
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4169
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