CVE-2010-1162

N/A Unknown
Published: April 20, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The release_one_tty function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 omits certain required calls to the put_pid function, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

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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=6da8d866d0d39e9509ff826660f6a86a6757c966
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582076
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6da8d866d0d39e9509ff826660f6a86a6757c966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
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/2010/04/14/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
17th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux