Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2010-0623

The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors involving an unmount of an ext3 filesystem.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)