CVE-2010-0622

CVE Details

Release Date:

2010-02-15

Description

The wake_futex_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly handle certain unlock operations for a Priority Inheritance (PI) futex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving modification of the futex value from user space.

See more information about CVE-2010-0622 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0504	2010-07-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-194.8.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0504	2010-07-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-194.8.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0504	2010-07-01

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