CVE-2010-2653

kvm: vulnerability in the hvc_console code that gets exposed via the new virtio_console functionality

Published Oct 5, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2657 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.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:21 AM
Reserved
Jul 7, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 5, 2010, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:21 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 AM