Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4248
CVE-2010-4248
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.
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References
15- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42789nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42890nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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