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CVE-2010-1086

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1086 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (2.6.33 and earlier) in the dvb-core ULE decapsulation functionality, specifically impacting Debian and other Linux distributions. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted MPEG2-TS frame with an invalid Payload Pointer ULE. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete denial of service impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0360 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.25.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.3.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1086Important

kernel: dvb-core: DoS bug in ULE decapsulation code

Feb 25, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39649
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39742
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39830
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43315
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10569
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100088287
Third Party Advisory
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100090459
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2053
Third Party Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/01/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0394.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/38479
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Third Party Advisory