kvm: x86: zero kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad infoleak
Published Jan 11, 2011
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.y does not initialize the kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.33
- 2.6.34
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm-0:83-224.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0028
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0007
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm-0:83-224.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0007 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://osvdb.org/70377 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45676 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0123 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4525 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665470 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4525 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64519 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4525
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4525
Change history (0)
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