CVE-2010-1162

Description

The release_one_tty function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 omits certain required calls to the put_pid function, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/1	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/1	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1	mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6da8d866d0d39e9509ff826660f6a86a6757c966
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582076
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1162?: CVE-2010-1162 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1162?: To fix CVE-2010-1162, 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-2010-1162 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1162 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.

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