CVE-2010-2653
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
05/10/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.34 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
- 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%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
- 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