VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3448

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-01-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a (1) read or (2) write operation.

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