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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-3442

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a…

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.

CVSS 2.0
4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.40% probability · 33th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise real time extension · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.40%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.