CVE-2010-2653

EUVD-2010-2657
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.
Race Condition
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 8%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
< 2.6.34
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
dapper
dne
hardy
ignored
jaunty
ignored
karmic
not-affected
lucid
not-affected
maverick
not-affected
linux-source-2.6.15
dapper
not-affected
hardy
dne
jaunty
dne
karmic
dne
lucid
dne
maverick
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621