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CVE-2010-3015

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3015 describes an integer overflow in the ext4_ext_get_blocks function within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.34. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service, leading to a system crash, by performing specific write and sync operations on large files. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.7, it requires local access and medium attack complexity to achieve a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.33.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.17.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3015Moderate

kernel: integer overflow in ext4_ext_get_blocks()

Mar 4, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
marc.info
marc.info
Patch
marc.info
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/46397
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/61156
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100113326
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2094
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0723.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/42477
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1000-1
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3117
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298