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CVE-2010-4164

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4164 describes multiple integer underflows in the Linux kernel's X.25 facility parsing, specifically within the x25_parse_facilities function. This flaw affects various Linux distributions including Debian, openSUSE, and SUSE. The vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a denial of service (system crash) without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0431 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4164

kernel: prevent crashing when parsing bad X.25

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/11/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42778
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42801
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42932
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43291
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/45055
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0012
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0124
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0375
Third Party Advisory