CVE-2010-1488 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c, affecting versions prior to 2.6.34-rc4. This flaw stems from inappropriate data structure usage during OOM killer candidate selection. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it is a low-severity local vulnerability, requiring local access and leading only to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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