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CVE-2010-2653

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2653 describes a race condition vulnerability in the hvc_close function of the Linux kernel (versions prior to 2.6.34), specifically within the hvc_console.c driver. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by closing a Hypervisor Virtual Console device. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2653Important

kvm: vulnerability in the hvc_console code that gets exposed via the new virtio_console functionality

Feb 26, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lkml.org / lkml/2010/3/3/207
ExploitThird Party Advisory
patchwork.kernel.org / patch/83353
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/04/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/17/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/18/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/04/19/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/07/01/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/07/07/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory