CVE-2010-0623
Status: ModifiedMedium (4.9)—
The futex_lock_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly manage a certain reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors involving an unmount of an ext3 filesystem.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Base score: 4.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.40%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 33
- Score date: 10/14/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14256
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ecb01cfdf96c5f465192bdb2a4fd4a61a24c6cc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
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