CVE-2010-0291: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the "do_mremap() mess" or "mremap/mmap mess."

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 4.0 only; version 5.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.32.4 (fixed in 2.6.32.4)

Published 2010-02-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.