Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4248
Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/42789 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 (Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (Third Party Advisory)