CVE-2010-0622

Description

The wake_futex_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly handle certain unlock operations for a Priority Inheritance (PI) futex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving modification of the futex value from user space.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38905	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7	patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638	vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922	third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033	third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0622?: CVE-2010-0622 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0622?: To fix CVE-2010-0622, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0622 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0622 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.