CVE-2010-2653
Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2653- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2653- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2657 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2657- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg5f-jppf-grp8 No score
Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gg5f-jppf-grp8- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2010-2653
CVE-2010-2653 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2010-2653- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2653 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Linux Kernel, published October 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568621
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=320718ee074acce5ffced6506cb51af1388942aa
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kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
lkml.org/lkml/2010/3/3/207
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/83353
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2653
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gg5f-jppf-grp8
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2010-2653