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CVE-2010-4650

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4650 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the fuse_do_ioctl function within the Linux kernel (versions prior to 2.6.37). This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by operating a CUSE server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, with local access required and potential for partial 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 CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.36.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.36.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4650

kernel: fuse: verify ioctl retries

Nov 30, 2010

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/7572777eef78ebdee1ecb7c258c0ef94d35bad16
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18