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CVE-2010-2653

Publication date 5 October 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

rtg

This vulnerability only affects Hardy powerpc64-smp since CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE is only enabled in Hardy.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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