VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-5328
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory