VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-1488
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-04-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.