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CVE-2010-4248

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4248 is a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the __exit_signal function, affecting versions prior to 2.6.37-rc2. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service by manipulating multithreaded execution and thread group leader selection. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a low-complexity local attack that can lead to system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4248Moderate

kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec

Nov 5, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42789
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/45028
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0024
Third Party Advisory