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CVE-2010-2653

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-10-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-2653
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.38%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by closing a Hypervisor Virtual Console device, related to the hvc_open and hvc_remove functions.