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CVE-2010-2653

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.

Published

2010-10-05T18:00:16.050

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.34	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa ([email protected])
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)