VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0623

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-02-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

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