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CVE-2010-1162

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1162 describes a flaw in the Linux kernel's release_one_tty function (drivers/char/tty_io.c before 2.6.34-rc4) where it fails to call put_pid, leading to unspecified impact. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local attack vectors and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-161.el5rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1162Moderate

kernel: tty: release_one_tty() forgets to put pids

Apr 3, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/39830
secunia.com / advisories/40645
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2053
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/15/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1857