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CVE-2010-4656

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-4656
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.40%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.