CVE-2010-5328

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a...

5.5 Medium

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2010-5328
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-5328
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-5285 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-5285
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94ph-vxq4-3m42 5.5

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a...

Record: GHSA-94ph-vxq4-3m42
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-5328 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2010-5328
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-5328 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published February 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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