CVE-2010-4079
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36...
1.9 Low
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
Exploit likelihood
0.38%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2010-4079- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
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CVE-2010-4079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4055 No score
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
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EUVD-2010-4055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcm7-p8fq-465p No score
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36...
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
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GHSA-pcm7-p8fq-465p- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2010-4079
CVE-2010-4079 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2010-4079- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linux-2.6Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 33 CVEs |
before 2.6.26-26lenny1, plus listed versions 2.6.26-132.6.26-13lenny22.6.26-13lenny2~bpo40+12.6.26-142.6.26-15 Show 32 moreShow less2.6.26-15lenny12.6.26-15lenny22.6.26-15lenny32.6.26-15~bpo40+12.6.26-15~bpo40+22.6.26-162.6.26-172.6.26-17lenny12.6.26-17lenny22.6.26-17lenny2~bpo40+12.6.26-17~bpo40+12.6.26-182.6.26-192.6.26-19lenny12.6.26-19lenny22.6.26-19~bpo40+12.6.26-202.6.26-20~bpo40+12.6.26-212.6.26-21lenny12.6.26-21lenny22.6.26-21lenny32.6.26-21lenny42.6.26-21~bpo40+12.6.26-222.6.26-22lenny12.6.26-232.6.26-242.6.26-24lenny12.6.26-252.6.26-25lenny12.6.26-26 |
2.6.26-26lenny1 |
kernel-rtRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-debugRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-traceRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-trace-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-vanillaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernel-rt-vanilla-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
perf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-bootwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 31 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4079 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Debian Linux, published November 26, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
securityfocus.com/bid/45062
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
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secunia.com/advisories/42890
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pcm7-p8fq-465p
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2010-4079
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0958
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0958.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2962
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Technical_Notes/ape.html