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CVE-2010-4248

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-11-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-4248
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.