CVE-2010-4248

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4248
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2010-11-30T21:38:23
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:28:23
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-362 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4248
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4248
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:22:45 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:01 2023-02-13T04:28:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:01 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated