Is CVE-2010-4655 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-4655 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4655?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.36 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-4655

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an ethtool ioctl call.

CWE-665

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.36Fixed in:2.6.36CVE-2010-4655derived 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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch7

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references3

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CVE-2022-46164	Critical	9.4	49%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-37128	Critical	9.8	21%	-	-
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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.