CVE-2010-2243
HIGHLinux Kernel < 2.6.34 - Denial of Service via clocksource0 sysfs Access
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2243
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2243
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/25/1
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad6759fbf35d104dbf573cd6f4c6784ad6823f7e
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0250
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.33
Published
Nov 07, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026