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CVE-2010-0623

The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors involving an unmount of an ext3 filesystem.

Published

2010-02-15T18:30:00.830

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.33	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.2	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes

References

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)