CVE-2010-2243
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 7, 2019 at 04:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.6.33
Affected range stops below 2.6.33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.6.33
Affected range stops below 2.6.33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2243x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad6759fbf35d104dbf573cd6f4c6784ad6823f7ex_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2243Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/25/1CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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