01 Record
CVE-2010-0623
The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-02-15 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:52Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-02-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 363e239f5c33ef192d8e8c8ffc7f883f35b03a51f8056bec4bf0c67f07ff8bc8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-914-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0638http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
- bugzilla.kernel.orghttp://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:088http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- secunia.com38922http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:018http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100211 Re: CVE request - kernel: futex: Handle user space corruption gracefullyhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2