CVE-2010-0622
Linux Kernel Futex Wake Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel packages.
- Apply the appropriate patches as recommended by the vendor.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-0622.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0622 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0622
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-0622 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-0622 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38905 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38922 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39033 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1 Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9655 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 16, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.00%
score
0.22153
percentile