CVE-2010-0622

CVE-2010-0622 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the wake_futex_pi function, affecting versions prior to 2.6.33-rc7. A local attacker can trigger an OOPS (kernel panic) by manipulating Priority Inheritance (PI) futex unlock operations from user space. The severity is low, with a CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.