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CVE-2010-3080

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3080 is a double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem, specifically affecting the snd_seq_oss_open function. This flaw could allow local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by failing to open the /dev/sequencer device. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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 redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3080Moderate

kernel: /dev/sequencer open failure is not handled correctly

Sep 8, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/09/08/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/43062
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1000-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory