CVE-2010-0410

Name: CVE-2010-0410
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-02-22T13:00:02.783+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-0410 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.45%

35.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.32.8
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38557Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39649Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98bfbd78c37c5946cc53089da32a5f741efdeb7
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38557Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39649Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38058Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561682Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10903Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 22, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-0410?

How severe is CVE-2010-0410?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-0410 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0410?

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Source: NVD / NIST