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CVE-2010-3078

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-09-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2010-3078
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.41%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.