Is CVE-2010-2524 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-2524 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-2524?

CVE-2010-2524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2524?

CVE-2010-2524 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2524?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.35 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2524

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The DNS resolution functionality in the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35, when CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL is enabled, relies on a user's keyring for the dns_resolver upcall in the cifs.upcall userspace helper, which allows local users to spoof the results of DNS queries and perform arbitrary CIFS mounts via vectors involving an add_key call, related to a "cache stuffing" issue and MS-DFS referrals.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.35Fixed in:2.6.35CVE-2010-2524derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.