{
    "id": "CVE-2010-0307",
    "published": "2010-02-17 18:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:15:54",
    "cvss_score": "4.7",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The load_elf_binary function in fs/binfmt_elf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 on the x86_64 platform does not ensure that the ELF interpreter is available before a call to the SET_PERSONALITY macro, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit application that attempts to execute a 64-bit application and then triggers a segmentation fault, as demonstrated by amd64_killer, related to the flush_old_exec function.",
    "epss_score": "0.00826",
    "epss_percentile": "0.56306",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "33585",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.x (x64) - Personality Handling Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2010-02-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33585"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=221af7f87b97431e3ee21ce4b0e77d5411cf1549",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=126466407724382&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?t=126466700200002&r=1&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/38492",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/38779",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/38922",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/39649",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/43315",
        "http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100088287",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996",
        "http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20100202%2C15754.html",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.8",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/01/5",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/1",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/04/9",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0398.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38027",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html"
    ]
}