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    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.

    Published:Nov 5, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 30, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00037
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High