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CVE-2010-4248

CVSS v2.0 4.9 (Medium)
49% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (11th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 14
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2010-11-30 21:38:23
(13 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 04:28:23
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 2.6.37 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 2.6.37
  Linux Kernel 2.6.37 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-
  Linux Kernel 2.6.37 Rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1