Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4248
Published: November 30, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92579
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4248
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4248
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194