CVE-2010-2243: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.33 (fixed in 2.6.33)

Published 2019-11-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.