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CVE-2010-2653

Published: 5 October 2010

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
rtg
This vulnerability only affects Hardy powerpc64-smp since
CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE is only enabled in Hardy.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Ignored
(end of life)
jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (2.6.34~rc4)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

hardy Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.34~rc4)