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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 5, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified