CVE-2010-2243 Detail

Current Description

A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.

Source:  MITRE
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Analysis Description

A vulnerability exists in kernel/time/clocksource.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 where on non-GENERIC_TIME systems (GENERIC_TIME=n), accessing /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource results in an OOPS.

Source:  MITRE

Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )

 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
2.6.33

Change History

1 change record found – show changes

Initial Analysis11/8/2019 3:31:28 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CPE Configuration
OR
     *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.33
Added CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added CWE
NIST CWE-20
Changed Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2243 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2243 Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad6759fbf35d104dbf573cd6f4c6784ad6823f7e No Types Assigned
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad6759fbf35d104dbf573cd6f4c6784ad6823f7e Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2243 No Types Assigned
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2243 Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/25/1 No Types Assigned
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/25/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2243
NVD Published Date:
11/07/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/08/2019