CVE-2010-2653

Summary

CVECVE-2010-2653
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-10-05 18:00:16 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 568621 – CVE-2010-2653 kvm: vulnerability in the hvc_console code that gets exposed via the new virtio_console functionality af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[v2] hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - kernel: hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LKML: Amit Shah: [PATCH v2] hvc_console: Fix race between hvc_close and hvc_remove af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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