CVE-2010-3080: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unsuccessful attempt to open the /dev/sequencer device.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 6.06 only; version 8.04 only; version 9.04 only; version 9.10 only; version 10.04 only; version 10.10 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.36 (fixed in 2.6.36); version 2.6.36 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.1 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop: version 11 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension: version 11 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 11 only

Published 2010-09-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.