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CVE-2010-3881

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3881 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.36.2, including distributions like Red Hat and SUSE. This flaw allows local users to read uninitialized kernel stack memory via the /dev/kvm device, potentially exposing sensitive information. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access with low attack complexity and a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 72nd 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 (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kvm-0:83-164.el5_5.30
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.31.1.el6
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3881Low

kvm: arch/x86/kvm/x86.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Oct 30, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42932
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44666
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
spinics.net / lists/kvm/msg44130.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3287
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0124
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
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