PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2010-4248Race condition
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.37 rc1 | |
| linux_kernel | lt | 2.6.37 | |
| linux_kernel | eq | 2.6.37 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194
secunia.com/advisories/42789
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264
Related
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%