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CVE-2010-3477

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3477 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 2.6.36-rc4, specifically within the network queueing functionality's tcf_act_police_dump function. This flaw, an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-2942, allows local users to potentially access sensitive kernel memory data. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (low severity), it requires local access and has low attack complexity, with the primary impact being confidentiality. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this 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

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.31.1.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.26.1.el5
View patch
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-2010-3477Moderate

kernel: net/sched/act_police.c infoleak

Sep 1, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
secunia.com / advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0779.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1000-1
Third Party Advisory
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory