CVE-2010-2653
N/A
Published: October 5, 2010 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.6.34
Affected range stops below 2.6.34, 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 (13)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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