CVE-2010-0622

N/A Unknown
Published: February 15, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38905
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux