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CVE-2010-4256

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-01-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-4256
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.36%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call.