CVE-2010-4075 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting versions before 2.6.37-rc1, where the uart_get_count function in serial_core.c fails to properly initialize a structure member. This allows local users to potentially extract sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access, medium attack complexity, and a partial impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a high-priority threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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