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
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service. ]Access to the video output control state is not properly restricted, allowing local users to cause a system hang via a read/write operation.
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/5.5_Technical_Notes/index.html#RHSA-2010:0839
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0839
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580