CVE-2010-2653

Public Exploit

Description

Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by closing a Hypervisor Virtual Console device, related to the hvc_open and hvc_remove functions.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 release notes vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2653?
CVE-2010-2653 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2653?
To fix CVE-2010-2653, 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-2010-2653 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2653 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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