CVE-2010-0623
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.9
4.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1Advisory