CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.
Author | Note |
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rtg | This vulnerability only affects Hardy powerpc64-smp since CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE is only enabled in Hardy. |