CVE-2010-1162

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-04-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE

CVE-2010-1162

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

0.41%

Linux

Original NVD 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.