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CVE-2010-3080 json

Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3082

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unsuccessful attempt to open the /dev/sequencer device.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.36
  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0007

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3080 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: /dev/sequencer open failure is not handled correctly

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0007

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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