CVE-2010-4248
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4248 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-11-30 21:38:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.37 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.37 | rc1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 656264 – (CVE-2010-4248) CVE-2010-4248 kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel 'posix-cpu-timers.c' Local Race Condition Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMSA-2011-0012.2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Broken Link |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.