CVE-2010-2653

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.34

Description A race condition exists in the hvc close function, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts. This issue is related to the hvc open and hvc remove functions and occurs when closing a Hypervisor Virtual Console device.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.34, update to version 2.6.34 or later to resolve the issue.