{"cve":"CVE-2010-4073","nvd":{"published":"2010-11-29T16:00:02.837","modified":"2026-06-16T23:24:05.253","status":"Modified","description":"The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","opensuse:opensuse","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:57:56.749847046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-4073","score":0.01478,"percentile":0.7389,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}