Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:25:42 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 15:26:11 2024