CVE-2010-2653: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.34 (fixed in 2.6.34)

Published 2010-10-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.